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LOT 1882
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras Tower
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
14 1/8 in. (4 kg, 36 cm high).
Comprising seven Orthoceras fossils, polished to reveal their chambered structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An iron meteorite (chemical group IIAB) with a coarse octahedrite structure. 11.6 grams, 24 mm
From Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am. local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. -
Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 383 grams, 14.5 cm
Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Large Pyrite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The large outer crystals enclosing a dense cluster of small crystals forming a 'flower'. 285 grams, 90 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.
