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LOT 1769
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Mineral Specimen Collection
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (748 grams total, 40-58 mm).
Comprising: a polished lapis lazuli pebble; quartz; ulexite; sphalerite and others. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person in 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 1769
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
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Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-100.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Euhoplites probiscidus with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell; supplied in a wooden storage box. 20.3 grams, 42 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cuprite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a mass of octahedral black to dark red crystals. 64 grams, 45 mm
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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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.
