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LOT 2491
Complete Unopened 'Discovery' Agate Crystal Geode Collection [3]
1 3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (320 grams total, 45-66 mm).
A trio of unopened rounded geodes. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2491
Complete Unopened 'Discovery' Agate Crystal Geode Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Polished Copal Specimen with Spiders and Flies
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A thick cone-like section showing two spiders and several flies, mounted on cardboard backing. 26 grams, 63 mm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Quartz Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
On a dark coloured amethyst geode matrix; the metal branches tipped with polished translucent quartz pebbles. 481 grams, 18 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon sp. teeth set on matrices. 735 grams total, 12.4-12.6 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.