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LOT 2654
Natural History - Large Cut Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 in. (1.41 kg, 26 cm).
Showing bark detail on the edges, the cut faces showing attractive agatized patterns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2654
Natural History - Large Cut Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Campo Del Cielo Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB). 30 grams, 37 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8 ton Gancedo and 28.8 ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal which was assumed to be an iron mine and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774 Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990 it became protected by law. -
Natural History - Large Historic 'Brazil' Citrine Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A cut section displaying toffee-orange brown, white, and light brown colours, collection number 342. 1.03 kg, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
Citrine is also known as 'burnt amethyst', the orange colour is due to ferric iron. -
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Natural History - Historic 'Owl on a Motorbike' Agate in Amethyst Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Cut and polished slice with amethyst encrusted edges, the agate banding forming an attractive feature resembling 'an owl riding a motorcycle', collection number 358. 69 grams, 10.1 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
