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LOT 1814
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (5.6 grams, 70 mm).
Rod with twisted ellipsoid section, many insect inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1814
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut section with metallic lustre. 182 grams, 59 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. -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel. 160 grams, 10.7 cm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
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.
