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LOT 2168
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/4 in. (810 grams, 16 cm high).
Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2168
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Plant Leaf Group
Jurassic Period, circa 165-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three irregular matrices, each with plant fossils. 128 grams total, 59-75 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Pyrite with Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising octahedral pyrite crystals with galena. 88 grams, 71 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.
