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LOT 2164
Natural History - Insect in Polished Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1/2 in. (0.30 grams, 14 mm).
Polished to highlight the intact fly inclusion. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of the vendor's father, thence by descent.
From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
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Natural History - Group of Al Haggounia 001 Meteorites
Found Sahara 2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Comprising ten variously sized samples. 17.6 grams total, 15.3-19.4 mm
Ex Adrian Contreras, Crater Meteorites, Spain. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Crater Meteorite certificate of authenticity card.
The Enstatite-rich Al Haggounia 001 meteorite was found in 2006, and some of the material from this meteorite has also been reported under the name of Northwest Africa 2828 (NWA 2828). The material is heavily weathered and appears to be quite old, possibly 20,000 years. The Enstatite is accompanied by iron-nickle metal, sulfides, graphite, and Schreibersite. -
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate 'Window' Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three freestanding boulders with a cut and polished upper face showing grey and brown banding, one showing the internal cavity filled with clear quartz crystals. 1.47 kg total, 8-11.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Knightia Fossil Fish
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Knightia alta specimen on a rectangular matrix. 397 grams, 13.3 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time.
