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LOT 2870
Collection of Twenty [20] Mixed Crystal Mineral Specimens
5/8 - 5 1/8 in. (1.8 kg total, 1.5-13 mm).
Boxed group of specimens including a hexagonal ruby crystal, pyrite, fluorite, smoky quartz, rock crystal, calcite with sphalerite from Tri-State in USA, amethyst from Uruguay, phantom quartz from Minas Gerais in Brazil, and others. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2870
Collection of Twenty [20] Mixed Crystal Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Fossil Keichousaurus Marine Reptile Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Comprising a complete Keichousaurus hui skeleton on a rectangular matrix. 197 grams, 11.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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. -
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Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A boxed group of specimens comprising: two geode sections with amethyst, two pyrite specimens, one from Huanuco, Peru; a polished agate half showing 'fortress' type banding; a large smoky quartz crystal; two phantom amethyst crystal slices, one with an old label on the reverse; amazonite; sodalite; petrified wood; quartz, and others. 3.34 kg total including box, 4.2-12.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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).
