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LOT 2018
Natural History - Natural Haematite Mineral Specimen Group
2 5/8 - 3 1/2 in. (1.38 kg total, 67-90 mm).
A group of three heavy natural haematite specimens. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2018
Natural History - Natural Haematite Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. 28.1 grams, 40 mm
From Nantan Nandan County, Guangxi Region, China. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. -
Natural History - Large Group of Small Polished Gemstone Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A mixed group of small polished stones of various types and colours. 365 grams total, 3-18 cm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Barrandeops Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A fossil Morocops barrandeops sp. trilobite on a matrix. 331 grams, 85 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
