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LOT 2752
Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 58-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/2 in. (83 grams, 11.6 cm).
An oval matrix with a Knightia alta specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Showing some octahedral crystals, collection number 277. 26 grams, 48 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Historic 'Naca, Mexico' Selenite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying large tabular crystals with fine examples if swallow-tail contact twins, collection number 533; purchased for £25.00 from the Natural History Museum Shop, in 1983. 139 grams, 71 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
