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LOT 2517
Cut and Polished Green Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (210 grams total, 19-38 mm).
Comprising twenty specimens with polished faces displaying attractive banding and 'eye' formations, some pierced, one with a small heart-shaped opening. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2517
Cut and Polished Green Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Knightia Fossil Fish on Matrix Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three rounded matrices, each with a Knightia alta specimen. 148 grams total, 8.2-10.5 cm
From Wyoming, USA. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.44 kg, 17 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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. -
Volcanic Obsidian Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Group of four irregular pieces of obsidian with pitted surfaces. 88 grams total, 31-69 mm
From the collection of G.M.R.H., London, UK.
