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LOT 2110
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Nodule
1 1/2 in. (60 grams total, 40-41 mm).
The nodule split to reveal the rich quartz crystal deposits within. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two pairs of Pecopteris sp. 623 grams total, 7.2-12.3 cm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Polished dark-coloured amber specimen with insect and other inclusions. 0.74 grams, 14 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Ore with Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising prismatic black crystals on a host rock. 349 grams, 66 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.
