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LOT 1864
Natural History - Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
1 - 2 3/8 in. (1.29 kg total, 27-60 mm).
Comprising different shapes and sizes with waxy lustre. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1864
Natural History - Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Fossil Starfish
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Possibly Sinosura kelheimense on a squared matrix. 142 grams, 86 mm
From Stonhoffen, Germany. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Wolfenite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The tabular orange crystals on a matrix; supplied in a display box. 64 grams total, 40 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 175 grams total, 54-66 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.