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LOT 2450
Box of Twenty-Seven [27] Desert Rose Specimens
2 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (2.67 kg total, 55-72 mm).
Boxed group comprising twenty-seven specimens of radiating clusters of flattened crystals forming flower-like formations. [27, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Large Group of One Hundred [100] Green Fuchsite Mica Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising one hundred mint-green specimens exhibiting pearly lustre. 1.6 kg total, 24-50 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Group of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising ten polished transparent to translucent slices, some with crystal-lined centres, and one with dendritic inclusions. 844 grams total, 9-14 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Large jaw fragment set with two teeth, with another two showing within the jaw. 582 grams, 16.1 cm
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.
