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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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Natural History - Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising variously sized chips for decorative use. 1 kg total, 1-16 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Containing two Dactylioceras tenuicostatum sp. specimens. 947 grams, 13.9 cm
Found Whitby Dac, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Manciano, Tuscany' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displaying a spray of well-formed acicular crystals on a light grey matrix, the stilbite crystals with bluish iridescence, collection number 598; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £48.00 in the 1980s, with an old label. 481 grams, 12.5 cm
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.
