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LOT 1898
Natural History - Polished Goniatite Button Fossil Ammonite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 3 3/8 in. (590 grams total, 73-86 mm).
A group of five polished Goniatite sp. fossil ammonite 'buttons'. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1898
Natural History - Polished Goniatite Button Fossil Ammonite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode End Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £16
Three cut agate geode sections with polished faces; various colours, including colour-enhanced specimens. 1.3 kg total, 73-83 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A graduated string of tumbled natural variegated lapis lazuli pebble beads with clasp. 100 grams, 45 cm long
Fine condition.
UK gallery, acquired in the 2000s. Property of an English gentleman. -
Natural History - Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A nickel iron meteorite (111CD) with a composition of 92.35% iron and 6.96% nickel. 28.1 grams, 40 mm
From Nantan Nandan County, Guangxi Region, China. From an old Lincoln, UK, collection.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others.
