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LOT 2332
Natural History - Mixed Polished Mineral Specimen Pebble Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (793 grams total, 18-33 mm).
Comprising: haematite, quartz, amethyst, aventurine, agate, dalmatian jasper and others. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2332
Natural History - Mixed Polished Mineral Specimen Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Fossil Saxony Fern
Carboniferous Period, circa 345-280 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Showing good structure, on an irregular matrix. 376 grams, 10 cm
From Saxony, Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Fossil Shark Vertebra
Upper Palaeocene, Thanetian Stage, circa 56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
From Otodus obliquus Agassiz 1843 (mackerel shark). 155 grams, 65 mm
From the Ouled Abdoun Basin Formation (Phosphate beds), Oued Zem, Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Daira Fossil Crab
Miocene Period, Messinian, circa 6.5-5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Beautifully preserved Daira speciosa crab on a matrix showing the distinctive surface granulation of the shell; partial shell of another specimen visible on the lower part of the matrix. 114 grams, 70 mm
From Spain. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The genus is easily recognised by the extreme pustulose nature of the carapace and claws.
