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LOT 1785
Natural History - Pyrite Crystal Specimen Group
1 1/2 - 1 7/8 in. (372 grams total, 37-47 mm).
A group of four pyrite or 'fool's gold' mineral specimens; each held in a white card collector's tray labelled 'Huanaco Peru'. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanaco, Peru.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Carved Bowl
Devonian Period, 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £42
A large, polished bowl, carved from fossiliferous limestone, exhibiting several Orthoceras, goniatites and a large display ammonite. 925 grams, 22.4 cm wide
Very fine condition.
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Private Shropshire, UK collection. -
Natural History - Polished Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A mixed group of 50 polished mineral specimens of various types, including haematite, quartz, red jasper, unakite, angelite, and others. 1.19 kg total, 27-44 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - English Fossil Crab Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A pair of fossilised Zanthopsis leachi (Desmarest) crabs. 89 grams total, 46 mm wide
From the Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
