Loading, please wait...
![Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]](https://timelineauctions.com/zoom_images/zoomthumb/2/2/228190_900x900.jpg "Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]")
![Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]](https://timelineauctions.com/zoom_images/zoommap/2/2/228190_200x200.jpg "Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]")
![Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/228190.jpg "Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]")
LOT 2364
Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]
1 1/8 - 2 in. (2.24 kg total, 28-51 mm).
Displaying mainly rich purple and orange colours. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 2364
Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
-
Fossil Shark's Tooth Display Case
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, circa 70-45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A glazed display case with mounted specimens of various teeth, vertebrae and ray palates, with identifying labels. 786 grams total, 34.5 x 24.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural Large Shell Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A collection of various shells including a piece of pottery with marine encrustations, and a large shell with natural iridescence to the inner face. 1.25 kg total, 6.1-21 cm
Burwell collection, Cambridgeshire, 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.
