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LOT 2279
Natural History - Historic Boxed Garnet Mica Schist Mineral Sample From Perthshire
5 in. (729 grams total, 12.4 cm).
Comprising a large mica schist matrix with sprinkles of garnet crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Scotland.
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Accompanied by an old handwritten ticket.
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LOT 2279
Natural History - Historic Boxed Garnet Mica Schist Mineral Sample From Perthshire
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Insects in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A polished piece of amber containing insect and other inclusions. 2.8 grams, 22 mm
From the Baltic region. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Turtle Coprolite
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a turtle coprolite (fossilised turtle excrement). 174 grams, 66 mm
From the Wilkes Formation, Salmon Creek, Lewis County, Washington, USA. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Petraster Fossil Starfish Group
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens, each on a matrix. 1.3 kg total, 9-12.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
