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LOT 2742
Polished Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Stand
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (946 grams, 15.9 cm).
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and a Orthoceras sp. set on a freestanding textured matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Historic 'Brazil' Tourmaline Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Black variety with crystals showing striations, collection number 72. 120 grams, 53 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Fossil Whale Ear Bone
Miocene Period, circa 23-5.3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Tympanic bone from the inner ear of a whale. 500 grams, 13.2 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM98; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Mixed Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: four boxed quartz specimens from Minais Gerais, Brazil; a group of amethyst chippings; a group of polished tourmaline chips; and a group of mixed red to brown mineral specimens. 733 grams total, 5-67 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
