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LOT 2817
Collection of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Halves
3 - 3 3/8 in. (3.22 kg total, 76-85 mm).
Each with one or two cut faces exposing the internal structure, some showing crystal formations. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2817
Collection of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Halves
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw teeth and throat teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 8.35 kg total including stand and box, 46 cm wide
From Morocco, West 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. -
Fossil Ammonite
Lower Jurassic, Toarcian Stage, circa 182-174 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A rounded nodule half containing a fossil specimen. 1.15 kg, 12.5 cm
From Whitby, Yorkshire, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The specimen is close to Pseudolioceras lythense (Young and Bird). -
Manganese Dendrite Landscape Plaque Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A group of three sawn rectangular shale specimens, each displaying manganese oxide dendrites to both faces. 340 grams total, 8.8-10.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.