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LOT 2461
Natural History - Rare Declivitous Titan Fossil Trilobite
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485.4-477.7.8 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/8 in. (250 grams, 13 cm).
Horseshoe-shaped body with a broad cephalon rim and genal spines that overhang the rest of the body; some restoration. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2461
Natural History - Rare Declivitous Titan Fossil Trilobite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Coaster Set
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six coasters on a stand carved from fossiliferous stone showing orthoceras specimens. 1.16 kg total, 11.4 cm wide
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: brown calcite, collection number 321; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 206; agate geode section from Brazil, collection number 57; talc from Tyrol Province, Austria, collection number 136; mounted on a display base; yellow sulphur from Mexico, collection number 73; cut marcasite nodule, collection number 163; calcite from Cirvela, Sinaloa, Mexico, collection number 249; baryte and quartz on chalcosine, collection number 389; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 253. 2.47 kg total, 7.2-11.9 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. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: muscovite and quartz vein from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 222; quartz rosette, collection number 293; specular hematite from West Cumbria, England, collection number 370; bornite from Mexico, collection number 43; rose quartz from Minais Gerais, Brazil, collection number 412; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 13; rose quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 205; diorite from England, collection number 185; chalcopyrite in baryte from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 237. 571 grams total, 39-88 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
