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LOT 2119
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth in Frame
EOCENE PERIOD, 56-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 in. (72 grams total, tooth: 63 mm).
Large size Otodus obliquus tooth in a display frame. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2119
Natural History - Otodus Shark Fossil Tooth in Frame
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Large Quantity of Polished Green Tourmaline Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The colour ranging from light to dark green. 516 grams total, 5-13 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Crab
Eocene Period, circa 50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
Harpactocacinus punctatus on a matrix; rare. 600 grams, 13.3 cm
From Verona, Italy. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cronstedtite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Comprising a heterogenic mass of dark brown crystals with white quartz; supplied in a display box. 41 grams, 57 mm including box
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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.
Cronstedtite is an uncommon mineral that occurs as a hydrothermal product in ore veins.
