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LOT 1768
Natural History - Two Fossil Trilobites on a Matrix
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (244 grams, 10.1 cm).
Comprising two specimens on a matrix: Drotops megalomanicus and Cheirurus (Crotalocephalina) gibbus. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Historic Azurite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
With dark blue crystals interspersed with small areas of malachite. 136 grams, 95mm
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. -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. 424 grams, 24.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum. -
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Natural History - Very Large Amethyst Crystal Point Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six points of translucent amethyst. 2.2 kg total, 7.3-10.4 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
