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LOT 2427
Polished Mineral Specimen Egg Collection
2 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (780 grams total, 60-68 mm).
Comprising three egg-shaped agate specimens and one in blue calcite(?). [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceBurwell collection, Cambridgeshire, UK.
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Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth on Composite Rock Display
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A montage of ten fossil Otodus obliquus shark teeth, set recently on a matrix slab for display. 4.55 kg, 24.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Historic British Petrology Collection of Rock Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: volcanic ash from Borrowdale, Cumberland; hornblende from Sutherland; granite-aplite from Devon; and luxullianite; three with old labels. 2 kg total, 10.3-11.4 cm
Found at various sites in the UK. Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Amber with Insects
Carboniferous Period, over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
A polished section containing Diptera and other inclusions. 2.5 grams, 30 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
