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LOT 2104
Natural History - Massive Freeform Malachite Boulder
6 1/2 in. (3.2 kg, 16.5 cm).
With a large botryoidal formation. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - British Brasilia Fossil Ammonite
Middle Jurassic Period, circa 174.1-163.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Fossil ammonite on an irregular matrix. 1.02 kg, 15 cm
From Dorset, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An iron meteorite (chemical group IIAB) with a coarse octahedrite structure. 11.6 grams, 24 mm
From Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am. local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. -
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Lower Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a number of variously sized ammonites on a partly polished matrix, possibly a type of dactylioceratid. 374 grams, 11.8 cm
From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
