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LOT 2620
Staurolite Mineral Specimen
3 1/8 in. (147 grams, 80 mm).
Comprising lustrous brown twinned crystals on sparkly muscovite schist. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Keyvy, Murmansk, Russia.
Acquired from Don Edwards, Derbyshire, UK.
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.
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Natural Uncut Gem Quality Topaz Crystals [2]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two roughly rectangular crystals, one light yellow and the other a light orange in colour. 1.85 grams total, 8-10 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mixed Polished Agate Bead Necklace
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Composed of graduated oval disc beads with loops to each end. 101 grams, 71 cm
Property of a Stockport, UK, collector. -
Large Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
From Carcharocles megalodon polished, showing some good enamel. 369 grams, 11.9 cm
From Aurora, North Carolina, USA. 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.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias.
