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LOT 2874
Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
7 3/4 in. (510 grams, 20 cm).
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured citrine pebbles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters, and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs.
