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LOT 2145
Natural History - Pink Quartz Nodule
2 3/8 - 2 3/8 in. (211 grams total, 59-62 mm).
The nodule opened to reveal the dense clusters of small quartz crystals in enhanced pink colour. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - British Fossil Fern Leaf
Jurassic Period, circa 165-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The matrix with one large and portions of smaller fern fossils; sticker to reverse 'Betshanger[sic], Kent'. 264 grams, 14 cm
From Betteshanger, Kent, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras on Matrix Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three examples on irregular stone matrices. 686 grams total, 9.9-10.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Ore with Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising prismatic black crystals on a host rock. 349 grams, 66 mm
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.
