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LOT 1945
Natural History - Fossil Insect in Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 in. (167 grams, 12.5 cm).
On a rounded sandstone matrix, possibly a grasshopper. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Crato Formation, Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 810 grams, 16 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Group of Large Lilac Mica Mineral Samples [14]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising variously sized and shaped examples. 866 grams total, 43-88 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Large Polished Malachite Specimen Collection [9]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Of irregular shapes with one polished face to display attractive banding. 648 grams total, 60-78 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).