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LOT 2736
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
1 - 2 in. (247 grams total, 25-52 mm).
Comprising: chalcedony, pyrite, ruby, calcite, selenite, quartz, and others. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Spinosaurus and African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. 63 grams total, 61-66 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Lazurite Crystals in Marble Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Dark blue lazurite crystals on snow white marble matrix. 72 grams, 57 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Tourmaline Crystal on Aquamarine Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A dark trigonal tourmaline crystal on light blue aquamarine matrix. 200 grams, 74 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.