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LOT 1972
Natural History - NWA 2947 Chondrite Meteorite Slices in Gem Case
1 1/4 in. (5.77 grams total, 32 mm including case).
Two amorphous slices of NWA 2947 chondrite meteorite displayed in a collector's case. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Sahara Desert, North Africa.
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
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LOT 1972
Natural History - NWA 2947 Chondrite Meteorite Slices in Gem Case
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Lower Palaeolithic Period, circa 400,000 B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
Carcharocles megalodon tooth with some good enamel. 100 grams, 78 mm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Historic Canadian Silver Ore Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Displaying characteristic pinkish 'cobalt bloom'. 153 grams, 59 mm
From Ontario, Canada. Collected in person in 1963. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth and Fish Bones on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three matrices, one with a single tooth; one with a single tooth and various fish bones; one with a number of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth and fish bones. 477 grams total, 4.6-10.5 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
