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LOT 2777
Polished Fossil Goniatite Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 in. (1.47 kg, 18 cm).
A display comprising four polished Goniatite sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Gypsum Pink Alabaster Specimen
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3
Displaying natural veining and areas of darker colour. 843 grams, 11.4 cm
From Aust Cliff, River Severn, Gloucestershire, UK. Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society 1998. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut half Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers, some iridescence to the outer shell. 108 grams, 10.4 cm
From Madagascar. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Ophiuroidea Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A freestanding matrix containing a large Ophiuroidea sp. specimen. 262 grams, 10.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
