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LOT 2090
Natural History - Historic Crystal Silver Wire Specimen
2 1/4 in. (6 grams total, 58 mm including base).
Comprising a number of strands on a plastic base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ontario, Canada.
Collected in person in 1963.
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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Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
The iron meteorite (chemical group IIAB) with a coarse octahedrite structure. 18 grams, 25 mm
From Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. -
Natural History - Historic Azurite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising interconnected clusters of dark blue tabular crystals. 39.50 grams, 51 mm
Collected 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.8 kg, 35.5 cm
From Xingyi, Guizhou, China. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, and a member of the Pleurosaur family, and went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
