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LOT 2037
Natural History - Historic Indian Apophyllite with Stolbite Crystal Specimen
2 3/4 in. (78 grams, 70 mm).
The white apophyllite crystals with salmon-pink stilbite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Poona, India.
Collected in person in 2015.
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 2037
Natural History - Historic Indian Apophyllite with Stolbite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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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. -
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Polished to a conical shape with insect inclusions. 2.56 grams, 20 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,105
Complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 2.4 kg, 31.2 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.
