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LOT 2362
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 - 6 1/4 in. (271 grams total, 12.3-16 cm).
Comprising three bullet-shaped examples. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a geode section with large deep purple amethyst; a geode section with small amethyst crystals; hematite ore section. 3.28 kg total, 12.4-16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.) -
Large Polished Amber Specimen with Insect and Plant Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A polished specimen of dark-coloured amber displaying various inclusions. 227 grams, 17.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman, from his grandfather's collection formed before the early 1970s. -
Rissani Carbonaceous Chondrite Meteorite Polished End Cut
Found 2003 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cut and polished end section of NWA 2083, inked collector's note to one side. specimen weight 19.44 grams, 31mm
From Rissani, Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. Ex USA collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label.