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LOT 2632
Natural History - Madagascan Fossil Lump Wood
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/8 in. (604 grams, 11.2 cm).
A cut freestanding section of wood, polished to show the attractive banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Grade A Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each transparent and showing attractive banding. 257 grams total, 11.1-12 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: granite from Horsenden Lane, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 429; stained calcite from Ghajn Tuffer, Malta, collection number 41; a cut and polished agate geode slice, collection number 165; fluorite from Mexico, collection number 325, with an old James Walker label and invoice dated 1978;ferruginous limestone with epidote, collection number 171; sandstone, collection number 90; mudstone, collection number 242; banded pebble from Iraq; scolecite from Peru, collection number 437. 2.06 kg total, 4.4-17.5 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. Five specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Dundas, Tasmania' Crocoite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying vivid orange-red, deep blood-red and brick-red colours, collection number 204, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 106 grams, 57 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
