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LOT 2197
Natural History - Stony Iron Meteorite
2 in. (60 grams, 50 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 - Cut and Polished Lapis Lazuli Tile Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of rectangular form with one polished face. 256 grams total, 9 - 11.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 1.98 kg total, 9-30.3 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Italian Cinnabar Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With cochineal-red crystals; supplied in a display box. 33.9 grams, 47 mm
From Italy. 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.