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LOT 2343
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (2.17 kg total, 12.2 cm high each).
Cut from a fossiliferous stone, each set with a central Goniatite sp. specimen. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman.
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Natural History - Mifflin Meteorite
Found 14 April 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Mifflin meteorite crumb in a drum-shaped capsule. 0.005 grams, 2 mm
Found in Wisconsin, USA, while filming an episode of the TV series Meteorite Men. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by an authenticity card signed by Steve Arnold. -
Natural History - Fossil March Flies on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a pair of matrices, each with two Pleciapealei fossils. 252 grams total, 76-81 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Property of a Cambridgeshire, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Spectacular Imilac Pallasite Meteorite
Discovered in 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Meteorite classified as a stony-iron pallasite, in collector's lidded box with documentation. 10.4 grams, 23 mm
Found in Chile's Atacama desert while filming an episode of the TV series Meteorite Men, the find was caught on camera and is shown in the Meteorite Men 'Chile' episode, at about the 14th minute. Acquired from Steve Arnold, co-star of 'Meteorite Men'. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK. Accompanied by a signed certificate of authenticity card from Steve Arnold, a copy of the sales listing, and an aluminium identification plaque.
Imilac specimens are highly prized by meteorite collectors; the finding of this specimen was caught on camera and formed part of an episode of the TV show 'Meteorite Men'.
