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LOT 1934
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
1 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (281 grams total, 33-72 mm).
Comprising three samples with mainly black prismatic crystals. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 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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LOT 1934
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Fossil Hadrosaur Dinosaur Egg
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Charonosaurus sp. hadrosaur egg on matrix, retaining evidence of the original leathery surface. 3.66 kg, 16 cm wide
From a North London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Dinosaur eggs are known from about 200 sites around the world, the majority in Asia and mostly in terrestrial (non-marine) rocks of the Cretaceous Period. It may be that thick calcite eggshells evolved during the Cretaceous (145 to 65 million years ago). Most dinosaur eggs have one of two forms of eggshell that are distinct from the shells of related modern animal groups, such as turtles or birds; however, some eggs closely resemble the type of shells seen in present day ostrich eggs. -
Natural History - Insect in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Age, 55-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. 1.32 grams, 24 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising two large specimens with good enamel; one repaired. 79 grams total, 51-66 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
