Natural History Auction
Catalog Information: 358 lots with images | View lots
Date: May 16, 2010
Auction House:
Location:
9330 Civic Center Drive
Beverly Hills, CA
USA
90210
Phone: +1 (310) 285 0182
Fax: +1 (310) 285 9740
Email: chait@chait.com
Viewing Notes:
The complete skeleton of an American Duckbill Dinosaur (maiasaura peeblesorum) Two large private collections from Southern California and the East Coast Outstanding Gem Ammonites Two flying dinosaurs (Pterodactyls), one from America and one from Germany A massive Woolly Mammoth tusk A fine selection of natural gold nuggets Ancient Egyptian dynastic artifacts Other fine fossils such as a Saber tooth Cat Skull and a complete Tyrannosaurus foot Martian and lunar specimens Gems; Meteorite jewelry; Zoology and much more
Sale Notes:
Beverly Hills Preview: May 11 - 15 11am - 5pm or by appointment.
Lot 1: BLUE BARITE CLUSTER
BLUE BARITE CLUSTER Possibly Baia Sprie or nearby Cavnic in Maramures Co., Romania This impressive piece is composed of blade-like flashing light blue crystal clusters of the barium sulfate mineral Barite. This uncommonly large intricate specimen i [...more]
Lot 2: STIBNITE SPRAY
STIBNITE SPRAY This lovely cluster perfectly exhibits the radiating habit of some stibnite specimens, with bunches of ramrod-straight crystals in distinct bunches, bursting from the host rock, shimmering with the characteristic black metallic sheen. [...more]
Lot 3: COPPER "SKULL CAP"
COPPER "SKULL CAP" Keweenaw Peninsula, Michigan Native copper can take several forms but occasionally it is found in this strange bowl, or skull cap shaped form; the cause is usually the formation of the metal around a basalt cobble. It boasts a hi [...more]
Lot 4: LARGE NATIVE COPPER
LARGE NATIVE COPPER Keweenaw peninsula, Michigan Copper has done as much to advance human culture as any other mineral. Known to some of the oldest civilizations on record, it has a history of use at least 10,000 years old; evidence of smelting has [...more]
Lot 5: AZURITE AND MALACHITE AFTER GYPSUM
AZURITE AND MALACHITE AFTER GYPSUM Possibly Utah This fine Azurite and Malachite specimen shows the classic epimorph (Azurite growing over now non-existent Gypsum crystals) and pseudomorph growth (Azurite altering to Malachite) habits that are best [...more]
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