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LOT 2327
Boxed Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [9]
1 - 2 in. (480 grams total, 25-52 mm).
Each with intergrown crystals of various sizes displaying typical striations, from Huanuco, Peru. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2327
Boxed Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [9]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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![Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [10]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/228179-s.jpg)
Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Including: sodalite, malachite, citrine, peacock ore, green fuchsite, and others. 1.55 kg total, 4.2-10 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Medium Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A large group of mainly clear and white prismatic crystals, some twinned. 652 grams total, 33-79 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth. 150 grams, 87 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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.
