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LOT 2224
Natural History - Historic Italian Scolecite Crystal Formation
1 1/2 in. (13.7 grams, 38 mm).
Comprising a radiating cluster of thin white and light-green crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Italy.
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.
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LOT 2224
Natural History - Historic Italian Scolecite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 40.000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a pair of cut outer layers with a polished face. 87 grams total, 13.5-15 cm
From an old Bristol, Uk, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Malachite Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each cut and with one polished face to reveal the attractive veins of the stone. 273 grams total, 31-52 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. 29 grams total, 52-56 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish.