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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 - Fossil Starfish Group
Ordovician Period, circa 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. 482 grams total, 6.2-10.8 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Double Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two overlapping Mellitella sp. ammonites on a freestanding matrix. 2.61 kg, 20.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Green Mimetite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With small slender crystals on a matrix. 46.3 grams, 62 mm
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.
