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LOT 2193
Natural History - Large Fossil Shark Vertebra
UPPER PALAEOCENE, THANETIAN STAGE, CIRCA 56 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (234 grams, 79 mm).
From Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark). [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa.
From an old Oxfordshire fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Group of Al Haggounia 001 Meteorites
Found Sahara 2006 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Comprising ten irregular samples. 18.3 grams, 16-20.5 mm
Ex Adrian Contreras, Crater Meteorites, Spain. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Crater Meteorite certificate of authenticity card.
The Enstatite-rich Al Haggounia 001 meteorite was found in 2006, and some of the material from this meteorite has also been reported under the name of Northwest Africa 2828 (NWA 2828). The material is heavily weathered and appears to be quite old, possibly 20,000 years. The Enstatite is accompanied by iron-nickle metal, sulfides, graphite, and Schreibersite. -
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Natural History - Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising ten rounded rose-like formations of flattened, radiating crystals. 962 grams total, 53-67 mm
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Natural History - Large Pale Purple Amethyst Crystal Display Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On a large circular matrix, with well-formed prismatic lavender-coloured amethyst crystals with sprinkling of chalcopyrite. 972 grams total, 16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
