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LOT 2596
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Shark and Fish Teeth Display
CRETACEOUS-EOCENE PERIOD, 70-45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
13 5/8 x 9 5/8 in. (916 grams, 34.6 x 24.5 cm).
A glazed display case with mounted specimens of various teeth, vertebrae and ray palates, with identifying labels. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2596
Natural History - Mixed Fossil Shark and Fish Teeth Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million year B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. 375 grams total, 11-11.2 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: hematite on amethyst from Bodmin Moor, Cornwall, England, collection number 280; citrine, collection number 326; an opened flint nodule from the Bramblings, Speen, Buckinghamshire, England, collection number 44; wulfenite from Mexico, collection number 446; garnet schist, collection number 189; orange calcite from Brazil, collection number 106; brochantite from Copiapo, Chile, collection number 393; gypsum from Sahara Desert, Libya, collection number 366; baryte from North Africa, collection number 127. 2.79 kg total, 6.7-16.6 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Conichalcite with Cuprite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying lime green conichalcite on a matrix containing some cuprite, calcite and patches of darker green malachite, collection number 120. 234 grams, 68 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.
