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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 Starfish
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Possibly Sinosura kelheimense on a squared matrix. 142 grams, 86 mm
From Stonhoffen, Germany. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. 424 grams, 24.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The group comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth and a Prognathodon sp. tooth on individual matrices. 958 grams total, 9.4-11.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
