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LOT 2705
Cut and Polished Agate Coaster Pair
2 7/8 in. (104 grams total, 72 mm each).
Comprising two translucent polished slices with black and orange banding. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with part of the root remaining; tip restored. 46.4 grams, 84 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. -
Etched Gibeon Meteorite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Two sawn sections showing good Widmanstatten lines and characteristic ablated surface. 8.27 grams total, 18-32 mm
From Namibia, Africa. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
Gibeon is a meteorite that fell in prehistoric times in Namibia and was named after the nearest town. The meteorite was discovered by the Nama people and used by them to make tools and weapons; in 1836 the English captain J. E. Alexander collected samples in the vicinity of the Great Fish River and sent them to London. John Herschel analysed them and confirmed for the first time the extra-terrestrial nature of the material. -
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Boxed Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [14]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Each specimen with multiple crystals and set in a foam insert within a labelled specimen box. 112 grams total, 21-23 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
