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LOT 2253
Natural History - Fossil Permian Ferns on Matrix
PERMIAN PERIOD, 298-252 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (538 grams, 20.5 cm).
An irregular matrix with a clear partial fossil fern frond. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Saxony, Germany.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2253
Natural History - Fossil Permian Ferns on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star on Matrix
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The Ophiura sp. in a dynamic position with its whip-like arms crossed over. 446 grams, 13.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Black Garnet Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Four examples of polyhedral garnet crystal. 27.1 grams total, 17-20 mm
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
Pebble-like black specimens of meteoric glass of various shapes and sizes. 227 grams total, 30-58 mm
From the personal collection of a West London, UK, gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
