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LOT 2850
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Book End Pair
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (3.4 kg total, 14.5 cm).
Each polished and cut from a block of fossiliferous stone and set with Orthoceras sp. specimens. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Gypsum with Quartz Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Comprising a blade-shaped curving formation of transparent gypsum attached to a matrix with druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 629 grams total, 26.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Natural Double Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An unpolished fossilised coral colony. 1.34 kg, 18.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
![Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/250981-s.jpg)
Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A boxed group of specimens comprising: two geode sections with amethyst, two pyrite specimens, one from Huanuco, Peru; a polished agate half showing 'fortress' type banding; a large smoky quartz crystal; two phantom amethyst crystal slices, one with an old label on the reverse; amazonite; sodalite; petrified wood; quartz, and others. 3.34 kg total including box, 4.2-12.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
