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LOT 2482
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen
4 3/8 in. (543 grams, 11.2 cm).
A triangular section with deep-coloured prismatic crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two teeth with some good enamel, one repaired. 54 grams total, 46 mm each
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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. -
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A triangular section with deep-coloured prismatic crystals. 543 grams, 11.2 cm
From Brazil. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Agatized Fossil Cut and Polished Tree Trunk Slice Pair [2]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Showing attractive agatized patterns and some crystallisation. 2.31 kg total, 23-26 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.