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LOT 1705
Natural History - Natural Haematite Mineral Specimen
3 3/8 in. (417 grams, 84 mm).
A natural haematite mineral specimen with a slightly polished upper surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Tousse, Morocco, North Africa.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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Natural History - Obsidian Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An amorphous black obsidian mineral specimen. 156 grams, 71 mm
From Armenia. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
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Natural History - Fossil Barasaurus Parareptile Skeleton
Early Triassic Period, circa 255 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A complete fossil Barasaurus besairiei skeleton on a matrix. 2.37 kg, 23 cm wide
From Plateau de I'lsala, Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
Barasaurus is an extinct genus of the Owenettid procolophonoid parareptile. -
Natural History - English Fossil Crab Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A pair of fossilised Zanthopsis leachi (Desmarest) crabs. 89 grams total, 46 mm wide
From the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
