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LOT 2208
Natural History - Polished Fossil Bivalve Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 160 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 - 3 in. (298 grams total, 69-76 mm).
Comprising two complete polished bivalves. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morondava River Basin, Atsimo-Andrefana Region, Southwest Madagascar.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Boxed Pyrite & Quartz on Sphalerite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The sphalerite matrix with prismatic quartz crystals and pyritohedral pyrite crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 169 grams, 74 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles with their individual hollowed out 'nests', from the Kalahari Desert region; each set provided with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. 320 grams total, 33-53 mm
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 2.45 kg total, 4.7-37 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection.
