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LOT 2833
Natural History - Fossil Leaves and Snout Beetle in Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 48 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (702 grams, 13.7 cm).
Rectangular sedimentary block with embedded leaves with evidence for damage by weevils feeding on the lakeside vegetation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Green River shales, Wyoming, U.S.A.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2833
Natural History - Fossil Leaves and Snout Beetle in Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
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Natural History - Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising variously sized chips for decorative use. 1 kg total, 1-23 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Carbonaceous NWA 12590 Meteorite Slice
Found 2018 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A cut slice of carbonaceous chondrite (CV3) recorded as: Northwest Africa 12590; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked ' NWA 12590' to the edge. 10.7 grams, 37 mm (58 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)
From the Sahara, N.W. Africa. Ex SV-Meteorites, Prague. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original identification card. -
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: dioptase on mottramite from Brazil, collection number 118; granite from adjacent to Ruislip Road, Greenford, Middlesex, England, collection number 467; chalcopyrite from Messini Mine, North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 207; bornite of chalcopyrite from Massini Mine, North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 210; quartz from England, collection number 133; Blue John from Derbyshire, England, collection number 148; apatite in calcite from Canada, collection number 388; fluorite in biotite, collection number 103; pyrite in quartz from Darwin, California, USA, collection number 422. 988 grams total, 32-91 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. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card.
