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LOT 2066
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 in. (21.4 grams, 50 mm).
Agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen; supplied in a carboard specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Each rectangular matrix containing a pair of Pleciapealei specimens. 209 grams total, 61-67 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - 12mm Cut Malachite Slab Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
With unpolished cut surfaces. 1.8 kg total, 8.5-10.5 cm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With many rounded segments. 124 grams, 62 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.