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LOT 2532
Cut and Polished Agate Geode Section Group [10]
2 5/8 - 2 7/8 in. (1.71 kg total, 66-72 mm).
Each displaying grey or brown banding in contrasting colours. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Pyrite Crystal Mineral Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a large quantity of nuggets formed of small crystals showing characteristic striations. 1.03 kg total, 14-32 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a geode section with large deep purple amethyst; a geode section with small amethyst crystals; hematite ore section. 3.28 kg total, 12.4-16 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.) -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a large tooth with root displaying dark enamel, another tooth embedded within the root; repaired. 133 grams, 12 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.