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LOT 1965
Natural History - Ocean Jasper Mineral Specimen
2 5/8 in. (215 grams, 68 mm).
A specimen of ocean jasper, displaying one polished face and patches of crystals to the exposed inner surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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Natural History - Basilosaurus Predatory Archaeocete Whale Jaw
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
A Basilosauris sp. predatory whale fossil jaw section, retailing three teeth with remains of enamel. 422 grams, 27.1 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Almandine Garnet Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A large specimen of almandine garnet with facetted faces. 249 grams, 53 mm
From Jaipur, India. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
Natural History - Ice Age Bison Fossil Leg Bone
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A large Ice Age Bison priscus lower leg bone. 1.23 kg, 43 cm
From Brown Bank, off Lowestoft, UK. Acquired before 1960. From an old Norwich, UK, collection.
