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LOT 2348
Boxed Quality Crystal Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
2 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (415 grams total, 54-71 mm).
Each in a labelled box, comprising: pyrite from Huanuco, Peru; amethyst from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; specularite with quartz from Florence Mine, Cumbria, England. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Green Fuchsite Mica Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
One hundred irregular specimens displaying pearly lustre. 1.88 kg total, 29-60 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Composite Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.55 kg, 20.5 cm
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. -
Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a geode section with large deep purple amethyst; a geode section with small amethyst crystals; hematite ore section. 3.28 kg total, 12.4-16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.)