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LOT 1889
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 2 1/2 in. (209 grams total, 61-67 mm).
Each rectangular matrix containing a pair of Pleciapealei specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: prismatic quartz crystals; brucite from Italy; a matrix with zircon from Minsk; sphalerite with calcite; microcline felspar; barite from Nchanga, Zambia; sphalerite from Nenthead; two felspar pyromorphite; and a lava bomb from Vesuvius, Italy. 829 grams total, 32-76 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut section with metallic lustre. 182 grams, 59 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
Carboniferous Period, circa 325 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Part of a coral reef that existed in a tropical sea that covered the British Isles when this part of the world was situated on the equator; in a cardboard specimen tray. 418 grams total, 9 cm
From Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Ex English collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a typed and encapsulated identification card.
