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LOT 2458
Bismuth Specimen Pair
1 - 1 1/4 in. (49 grams total, 28-33 mm).
Comprising two hopper crystals exhibiting stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Hollow Glass Tektite 'Cave' From Meteorite Crater
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Conical formation with flat base and a circular opening to one side, hollow cavity inside. 45.9 grams, 48 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Irish Azurite Mineral Specimen
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Comprising vivid blue druzy azurite with green malachite. 163 grams, 79 mm
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A composite jaw fragment set with four teeth. 340 grams, 18.5 cm
From Morocco. 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.