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LOT 1817
Natural History - Green Beryl Mineral Specimens
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (2 kg total, 34-59 mm).
A group of 50 green beryl mineral specimens. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1817
Natural History - Green Beryl Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of two eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird Aepyornis sp.; supplied in a display case. 221 grams total, 13.5 x 15.7 cm including case
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. Property of a Leicestershire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by an identification slip.
Elephant bird was a gigantic, flightless bird, measuring nearly 10 feet in height, and lived on the island of Madagascar until it became extinct, possibly as late as the 17th century. -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 1.13 grams, 21 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 323 grams total, 10.3-10.5 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
