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LOT 2433
Polished Fossil Coral Head Specimen
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (314 grams, 10.1 cm).
An irregular specimen showing the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: pseudomalachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo; hematite from Llanharry Mine, Glamorganshire, South Wales; axinite from Peru; baryte from Wapping Mine, Derbyshire; prehnite, stilbite and heulandite from Poona, India; wulfenite from Red Cloyd Mine, USA; analcime from Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire; pyrite from Goat Quarry, Aberdare, Fife, Scotland; gypsum rose from Tunisia; epidote from Iceland. 1.13 kg total, 1.3-10.6 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bookend Pair
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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From Morocco. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Collection of Large Red Coral Beads
Early 20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising cut branch-sections, drilled through for suspension, dyed. 100 grams total, 16-29 mm
Private collection, London, UK.
