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LOT 2685
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Collection
DEVONIAN-LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD, 395 MILLION-200,000 YEARS B.P.
7/8 - 3 5/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 23-92 mm).
Comprising: a Pseudopecten bivalve; two Littorina littorea gastropods from Dorset; two Goniatite sp. ammonites; four polished Orthoceras sp. specimens; a Beudanticeras sp. ammonite from Kent; a rostral spine; and other fossils specimens. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Sericho Pallasite Meteorite
Found in 2016 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A large irregular mass of stony-iron meteorite. 1.33 kg, 13 cm
From Kenya, East Africa. Ex Adrian Contreras Gomez, Spain, IMCA member no.7412. Ex Dean collection; Essex, UK. Accompanied by Adrian Contreras Gomez authenticity identification card.
Sericho pallasite meteorites were found in a 45-kilometer strewn field in eastern Kenya, near the village of Habaswein in 2016, it was officially classified in 2018. -
Natural History - Boxed Fluorite with Hematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising a cluster of large clear fluorite crystals with speckles of haematite; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 48 grams, 48 mm
From Tri-State, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Tiger's Eye Pendant Designer Necklace
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Featuring quartz or agate beads, biconical glass beads and oval tiger's eye beads, with a facetted tear-shaped tiger's eye pendant bead. 36 grams total, 42 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.