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LOT 0446
Druzy Quartz Geode Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 x 7 x 5 7/8, 11 3/8 in. (3.85 kg, 23 x 18 x 15 cm, 29 cm including stand).
An exquisite formation of grey and white druzy quartz on a geode section, a pair of cut stalagmite 'eyes' on one side with polished upper face showing the layered structure; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0446
Druzy Quartz Geode Display
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three polished examples showing some inner structure. 223 grams total, 63-65 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery. -
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two teeth, both showing good enamel. 68 grams total, 47 mm each
From Morocco. 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. -
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Fossil Dactylioceras Ammonite Nodule
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A rounded pebble containing a Dactylioceras commune specimen. 92 grams total, 45-50 mm
From Whitby, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
