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LOT 2206
Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Mineral Gaming Token Group [50]
2 1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (962 grams total, 54-57 mm).
Each cut and polished to a shape, comprising: agate, jasper, rhodonite, and others. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2206
Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Mineral Gaming Token Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Polished Banded Agate Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Banding displaying a variety of colours, some containing quartz crystals. 1.3 kg total, 31-49 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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 - Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Cleoniceras sp. ammonite showing the suture patterns. 110 grams, 77 mm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.