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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 - Boxed Polished Malachite Section Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each cut and polished to reveal the attractive veins of the stone; each supplied in a labelled cardboard specimen tray. 297 grams total, 35-47 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising clusters of calcite on an iron rich matrix. 96 grams, 96 mm
Collected in person in 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.