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LOT 2323
Natural History - Large Desert Rose Mineral Display
8 5/8 in. (3.1 kg, 22 cm wide).
A very large selenite gypsum 'desert rose' composed of blades of selenite with gypsum sand inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Humberside, UK, collection.
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LOT 2323
Natural History - Large Desert Rose Mineral Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Fossil Fern Nodules
Carboniferous Period, circa 310 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising a pair of nodule halves, each containing a fern specimen. 96 grams total, 65-81 mm
From Mazon Creek, Pennsylvania, Illinois, USA. Ex Bristol, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Display
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
With cut base, polished to show the structure of the fossilised coral. 330 grams, 94 mm
From North Africa. Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 1.34 grams, 24 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.
