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LOT 2102
Natural History - Polished Fossil Hexagonaria Coral
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 350 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (300 grams, 10.4 cm).
Polished on both sides to an oval shape, showing the structure of the coral. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Western Sahara, Morocco.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Large Cut Agate Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Comprising one larger triangular section, and two smaller sections with darker banding. 2.33 kg total, 10.6-19 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - 'English' Belemnite Group
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Nanobelus sp. of various sizes from Frodingham Ironstone, prepared and varnished. 1.29 kg, 23.5 cm
From Conesby Quarry, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK, 1980s. Ex Old English collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising well-formed red-brown prismatic crystals on botryoidal haematite. 59 grams, 45 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.
