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LOT 2083
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
2 1/4 in. (61 grams, 55 mm).
A cluster of dolomite with other minerals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 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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Natural History - Fossil Rana Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Phacops rana on a matrix. 143 grams, 63 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
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Natural History - Cave Hyena Upper Jaw
Pleistocene Period, 90,000-40,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
From Crocuta crocuta spelaea, comprising the majority of the upper jaw with both canines, molars, premolars and carnassials. 160 grams, 12.8 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave hyena is also known as the Ice Age spotted hyena, a paleosubspecies of spotted hyena in Eurasia. It was a highly specialised mammal that preyed on large mammals such as the woolly rhino and steppe bison. -
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pebble-shaped polished specimen with insect and other inclusions. 0.68 grams, 14 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
