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LOT 2230
Natural History - Fossil Petraster Starfish on Matrix
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/8 in. (711 grams, 15.5 cm).
Showing a complete and a partial Petraster sp. specimen; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: yellow sulphur; a cut malachite specimen; smoky quartz point; vanadinite in a specimen box; agate slice; several cut geodes, and others. 2.9 kg total, 18-95 mm
Acquired from various sources within the UK. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising lavender-coloured prismatic crystals on a freestanding cut matrix. 283 grams, 72 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 1822 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Meteorite in a cuboid capsule; classified as a stony–iron pallasite, Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors. 0.66 grams, 11 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meterorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity from Steve Arnold.
