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LOT 2748
North American Fossil Collection
MAINLY CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
12 x 8 3/4 in. (94 grams total, 30.5 x 22.4 cm).
Group of twenty fossil teeth and other parts, each in a collector's card with window, inked catalogue number with notes relating to identification, findspot and dating; mounted in a vinyl sheet. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
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A light blue twinned crystal with fine rutile needles at one end. 26.8 grams, 35 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Sikhote-Alin Nickel-Iron Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A coarse octahedrite class IIB iron meteorite; cleaned and conserved. 9.76 grams, 25 mm
Acquired from the British Gemmological Institute, London, UK. Property of a Lancashire, UK, private collector. Accompanied by a British Gemmological Institute, London, UK, plastic identification card, and a Gems TV authenticity and information card/booklet.
Sikhote-Alin is an iron meteorite that fell on February, 13, 1947 on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in eastern Siberia. Though large iron meteorite falls had been witnessed previously and fragments recovered, never before in recorded history had a fall of this magnitude been observed. An estimated 70 tonnes of material survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth. The strewn field for this meteorite covered an elliptical area of about 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi). Some of the fragments made impact craters, the largest of which was about 26 m (85 ft) across and 6 m (20 ft) deep. Fragments of the meteorite were also driven into the surrounding trees. The Soviet Union issued a stamp for the 10th anniversary of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite shower and this reproduces a painting by P. J. Medvedev, a Soviet artist who witnessed the fall: he was sitting in his window starting a sketch when the fireball appeared, so he immediately began drawing what he saw. -
Fluorite Bowl Mineral Display Specimen
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A shallow footed bowl formed of translucent fluorite and displaying attractive purple banding. 23.9 grams, 50 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
