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LOT 2441
Natural History - Historic Boxed Greisen Mineral Sample From Cornwall and Dunite-Olivinite From North Carolina
3 3/4 - 4 3/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 9.4-11 cm).
Both examples unpolished and with old labels identifying them to be from collection no.8 and 80. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom England and U.S.A.
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Accompanied by an old Gregory, Bottley & Co., Geologists tickets.
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LOT 2441
Natural History - Historic Boxed Greisen Mineral Sample From Cornwall and Dunite-Olivinite From North Carolina
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a goat horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. 120 grams total, 45-46 mm
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Triangular tooth from Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel. 225 grams, 12.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market. From the private collection of Mr G.B., Hampshire, UK. -
Natural History - Fossil Metcanthina Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, circa 419-358 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A Metacanthina barrandei trilobite showing shell structure, eyes and side antenna; on a matrix. 169 grams, 78 mm
From Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
