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LOT 2114
Natural History - Historic Halite Mineral Specimen
3 1/2 in. (286 grams, 90 mm).
Comprising a cut section of colourless cuboid crystal. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cheshire, UK.
Collected in person in 2004.
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 - Large Brown Calcite Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising large cut chunks. 2.76 kg total, 64-80 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth Pair
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising two large Otodus obliquus teeth. 51 grams total, 50-52 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Fossil Smilodon Tooth
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.5 million years–10,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The saber tooth from Smilodon fatalis, commonly known as a saber-toothed tiger. 588 grams, 20 cm
From the La Brea Tar Pits, USA. Originally acquired from a USA dealer. From an old Northern Ireland collection.
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats.
