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LOT 2637
Natural History - Large Fossil Lobster on Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (1.3 kg, 26.7 x 18.5 cm).
Possibly Pseudostacus hakeliensis on a rectangular matrix.
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2637
Natural History - Large Fossil Lobster on Matrix
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Natural History - Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Polished to reveal the distinctive structure patterns. 214 grams, 92 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: crocoite from Dundas, Tasmania, collection number 440; pyrite from Brazil, collection number 124; jasper, collection number 310; rose quartz, collection number 468; aragonite from Spain, collection number 355; malachite from Shaba, Zaire, collection number 12; specular hematite, collection number 155; sodalite, collection number 313; augite from Kenya, collection number 14. 112 grams total, 11-43 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In enhanced dyed pink colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 119 grams total, 55-56 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
