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LOT 2505
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 1/2 in. (1.48 kg, 24.2 cm).
Comprising variously sized polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Diplomystus Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Diplomystus sp. in a rectangular matrix. 1.52 kg, 22 x 16 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
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Pyrite 'Flower' Paper Weight Mineral Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Each a naturally formed 'flower' with smaller inner crystals and larger crystals to the edges. 355 grams total, 50-64 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Coloured Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
An opened irregular nodule, the internal cavity filled with dyed green quartz crystals. 866 grams total, 11.1-12.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
