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Group of Twenty [20] Large Rock Crystal Point Display Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising twenty prismatic points, some twinned or with parallel growth. 1.57 kg total, 4.7-10.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Druzy Quartz Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,235
An exquisite formation of grey and white druzy quartz on a geode section, a pair of cut stalagmite 'eyes' on one side with polished upper face showing the layered structure; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.85 kg, 23 x 18 x 15 cm, 29 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two tapering teeth with brown enamel; repaired and restored. 82 grams total, 65-76 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long. -
Large Fossil Fish in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 122-119 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Showing good scale detailing, possibly Rhacolepis buccalis. 935 grams, 26 cm
From a deceased estate of a gentleman collector from the Wirral Penninsula. -
Coloured Quartz Composite Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composite nodule with enhanced vibrant purple crystals. 187 grams total, 58-60 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Box of Nineteen [19] Large Rose Quartz Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Boxed group of vibrant pink rose quartz specimens. 5.4 kg total, 5.7-10.9 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two teeth showing good brown enamel, repaired. 74 grams total, 75-78 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with an elongated body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Fossil Shark's Teeth in Display Case
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, circa 70-45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A glazed display case with mounted specimens of various teeth, vertebrae and ray palates, with identifying labels. 927 grams total, 34.6 x 24.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Campo Del Cielo Meteorite
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB). 90.1 grams, 43 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal, which was assumed to be an iron mine, and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774, Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 1990, it became protected by law. -
Fossil Vinctifer Jianghanichthys Species Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-48 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail. 168 grams, 13.5 cm
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. -
Very Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Conical tooth with root; repaired. 43.1 grams, 12.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long. -
50 Fuchsite Mica Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 50 green fuchsite mica specimens with pearly lustre. 1.2 kg total, 28-54 mm
Very fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.