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LOT 2699
Green Malachite Cut Section Group [10]
2 1/8 - 3 3/4 in. (1.34 kg total, 5.6-9.4 mm).
Comprising ten cut sections displaying contrasting green banding. [10, 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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Complete Unopened 'Discovery' Agate Crystal Geode Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising three rounded geodes. 415 grams total, 46-76 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Rubellite and Tourmaline Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of natural irregular rubellite and tourmaline pebbles. 2.15 grams total, 6-13 mm
Very fine condition.
From Madagascar. Acquired on the UK natural history market. Ex property of a West Sussex gentleman. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £8,450
A magnificent, full three-dimensional fossil skull of a juvenile Mosasaur Prognathodon with upper and lower mandibles, eye sockets and brain cavity; including jaw teeth and throat teeth; some restoration; with custom-made display stand. 4.1 kg total, upper skull: 43.5 cm long
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.