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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (610 grams total, 14.5 cm each).
The specimen showing the internal chambers and a small internal cavity with a quartz crystal. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Bivalve Group
Jurassic Period, circa 160 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two complete polished fossil bivalves. 390 grams total, 72-78 mm
From Morondava River Basin, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Southwest Madagascar. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Grey smithsonite crystals with sheet-like crystals. 91 grams, 66 mm
Collected 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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Natural History - Cut and Polished Brazil Agate Crystal Geode End and Slice Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
All three freestanding and with one polished side to expose attractive pending. 1.3 kg total, 80-89 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
