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LOT 1943
Natural History - Large Fossil Clavilithes Gastropod
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 40 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/4 in. (263 grams, 13.5 cm).
Clavilithes macrospira showing a good structure of the shell; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected between 1930 and 1960.
From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
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Natural History - Historic Cronstedtite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Comprising a heterogenic mass of dark brown crystals with white quartz; supplied in a display box. 41 grams, 57 mm including box
Collected 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.
Cronstedtite is an uncommon mineral that occurs as a hydrothermal product in ore veins. -
Natural History - Meyeria Lobster Fossil Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 66-100 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Meyeria magna lobster partials. 91 grams total, 65-69 mm
From Atherfield clay, Atherfield, Isle of Wight, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Ammonoid
Early Permian Period, circa 280-225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Metalegoceras sundiacum with polished surfaces. 832 grams, 11 cm
From Maubisse Formation, Timor, Indonesia. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
