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LOT 2709
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Bowl
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (183 grams, 12 cm).
A shallow bowl carved from fossiliferous stones containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Blue Calcite Large Mineral Specimen Group [13]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising thirteen large chunks with attractive lustre. 1.87 kg total, 60-86 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Goniatite sp. showing some internal walls. 515 grams, 12.2 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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 'Minion' Natural Agate Crystal Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Polished to both sides and with attractive grey banding to the outer layers and an 'eye'-shaped formation above a cavity lined with small crystals, forming a 'minion-like' formation. 100 grams, 10.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
