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LOT 1956
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (1.88 kg, 13.6 cm).
Possibly Eleganticeras sp. on a naturally round matrix which has been split to reveal the four ammonite specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1956
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions. 23 grams total, 19-34 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Both set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 810 grams, 16 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising well-formed red-brown prismatic crystals on botryoidal haematite. 59 grams, 45 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.
