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LOT 2250
Natural History - Fossil Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 4 1/4 in. (482 grams total, 6.2-10.8 cm).
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Odontochile Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
With well-defined moderately vaulted exoskeleton, on a matrix. 423 grams, 10.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Historic Quartz on Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Mainly comprising white small crystals on light yellow calcite matrix. 173 grams, 58 mm
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Pyrite with Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising octahedral pyrite crystals with galena. 88 grams, 71 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.
