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LOT 2422
Polished Rutilated Quartz Sphere Group
3/4 in. (43 grams total, 21-22 mm).
Comprising three clear quartz marbles, each with needle-like inclusions of rutile. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of a UK gallery, early 2000s.
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Very Large Agate Crystal 'Leonardo Ninja Turtle' Geode Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A naturally formed marvel displaying dark banding to the outer edges and wide crystal banding to the central areas, two opaque areas of agate resembling an eye mask. 617 grams, 27.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Knightia Fossil Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Rectangular matrix with a Knightia alta specimen. 210 grams, 80 mm
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. -
Three Fossil Otodus Fossil Shark's Teeth on Rock
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three matrices, each with a Otodus obliquus tooth. 720 grams total, 7.7-12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
