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LOT 2554
Natural History - Historic 'Scotland' Specular Haematite Mineral Specimen
3 1/8 in. (300 grams, 79 mm).
Black variety with quartz and dolomite(?) crystals, collection number 269. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2554
Natural History - Historic 'Scotland' Specular Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Fossil Knightia Fish Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three rounded matrices, one with two complete Knightia alta specimens, one with a single, and one with two partial specimens. 150 grams total, 73-84 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In enhanced dyed pink colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 119 grams total, 55-56 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Theropod Dinosaur Footprint
Lower Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Komlosaurus carbonis footprint on an irregular matrix with information ticket. 2.79 kg, 34 cm
From the Mecsek Coal Formation, Middle Hettangian to Early Sinemurian, Lower Lias, Lower Jurassic, Komlo, Mecsek Mountains, Baranya, Hungary. From the private collection of Mr J S, Northamptonshire, UK. Property of a Cambridgeshire gentleman.
