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LOT 2678
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display
UPPER DEVONIAN PERIOD, 370 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.54 kg, 20.5 cm high).
Comprising a cluster of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: amethyst from Brazil, collection number 360; siltstone from the Table Top Mountain, South Africa, collection number 405; granite from Middlesex, collection number 505; cassiterite from Cornwall, England, collection number 167; two samples of sand crystals from Canterbury Sand Pit, Kent, England, collection number 173; pyrite from England, collection number 82; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 193; calcite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 314; phantom calcite from Mexico, collection number 209; calcite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 316; selenite from the Sahara Desert, Libya; a quartz slice; polished malachite pebble and others. 586 grams total, 15-65 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. -
Natural History - Fossil Coral Heart
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A palm stone formed from a colony of fossilised coral. 130 grams, 67 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Historic 'Brazil' Citrine Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A cut section displaying toffee-orange brown, white, and light brown colours, collection number 342. 1.03 kg, 15.5 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
Citrine is also known as 'burnt amethyst', the orange colour is due to ferric iron.
