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LOT 2587
Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/8 in. (244 grams total, 76-79 mm).
A pair of polished Goniatite sp. specimens showing parts of the internal structure. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
Triassic Period, circa 235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising twenty cut branch sections of petrified wood with some bark details. 1.42 kg total, 35-90 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Lidded Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A square box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. 548 grams, 91 x 91 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
