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LOT 2544
Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 in. (1.08 kg, 20.5 cm).
Comprising three joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to the modern Platanaceae family. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Lebanon.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Round Amethyst Crystal Geode with Polished Borders
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
An unusual rounded geode section with stalagmite-like formations of calcite and quartz rising from the base, polished borders revealing the celadonite shell with some exterior basalt visible; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 17.5 kg total, 29.5 cm high including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Iguanadon Dinosaur Vertebra
Early Cretaceous Period, circa 126-122 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Caudal vertebra with an elongated body. 880 grams, 94 mm
From Wealden, Bedfordshire, UK. 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.
Iguanadon was a large herbivore with a distinctive thumb-spike and long prehensile fifth fingers that helped with foraging for food. It was the second dinosaur to be formally named based on fossil specimens, and was one of the three genera originally used to define dinosauria. -
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Group of Fifty [50] Natural Rough Garnet Crystals Totalling 250 Carats
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Large quantity of uncut purple-red pyrope-almandine garnet specimens. 100 grams total, 10-18 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
