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LOT 2335
Natural History - Stony Iron Meteorite
2 1/8 in. (86 grams, 53 mm).
Comprising a large irregular mass. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, Sahara Desert.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Fossil Brittlestar
Middle Ordovician Period, circa 450 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A single Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 507 grams, 14.5 cm
From El Kaid, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Large NWA 15250 L5 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Case
Found 2022 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
The cut and polished slice held in a custom-made collector's display box. 51 grams total, 84 mm wide including case
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. Accompanied by a specimen identification card from Adrian Contreras Gomez.
Chondrites are the oldest materials in the solar system with an estimated age of formation of 4.55 billion years. -
Natural History - Large Orthoceras Fossil Tower
Devonian Period, 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising a number of polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a freestanding matrix. 3.66 kg, 37.5 cm
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
