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LOT 1869
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (464 grams total, 39-57 mm).
Comprising three samples, one a single octahedral crystal. [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 1869
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Fossil Shark Vertebra Group
Upper Palaeocene Period, circa 56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising two Otodus obliquus, Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark) vertebrae. 302 grams total, 63-77 mm
From Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish and Fly in Matrix
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On a square sandstone matrix. 708 grams, 18 x 13.5 cm
Ex John Cummings, circa 2000. Property of an Essex gentleman.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Natural History - Meyeria Lobster Fossil Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 66-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two Meyeria magna lobster partials. 122 grams total, 72-76 mm
From Atherfield clay, Atherfield, Isle of Wight, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
