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LOT 1866
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
MIDDLE CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 150 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/4 - 2 1/8 in. (157 grams total, 45-54 mm).
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a Goat Horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 1866
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusion
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Large Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large irregular chunks of light blue calcite. 3.07 kg total, 65-92 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising variously sized prismatic red-brown crystals on matrix. 52 grams, 52 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.