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LOT 1986
Natural History - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 3/8 in. (235 grams, 85 mm).
Phacops speculator on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Mamite Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 90 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The horned ammonite with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell. 369 grams, 92 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Iridescent Purple Bornite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
the large pebble with iridescent dark purple surfaces with small areas of blue and brown. 189 grams, 54 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. -
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Natural History - Boxed Native Copper Specimens [9]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Naturally formed nuggets of irregular shapes, each in a labelled specimen tray. 164 grams total, 21-27 mm
From Caledonia Mine, Michigan, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
