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LOT 1817
Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
1 3/4 in. (59 grams, 45 mm).
Comprising well-formed red-brown prismatic crystals on botryoidal haematite. [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 Smilodon Tooth
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.5 million years–10,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The saber tooth from Smilodon fatalis, commonly known as a saber-toothed tiger. 588 grams, 20 cm
From the La Brea Tar Pits, USA. Originally acquired from a USA dealer. From an old Northern Ireland collection.
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. -
Natural History - White Pecopteris Fern Specimen Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Five Pecopteris sp. fern specimens on irregular matrices 3.04 kg total, 15-25 cm
From St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, USA.
These fern fossils are very common from coal mining areas around the world. However, it is the unique state of preservation of the white on the black shale that gives the St. Clair ferns their beauty and rarity. This combination is not found anywhere else in the world. -
Natural History - Fossil Gingko Leaf
Carboniferous Period, 359-299 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The light-coloured specimen on a matrix. 103 grams, 72 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
