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LOT 2818
Group of One Hundred and Eighty [180] Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
1 - 1 5/8 in. (5.99 kg total including box, 23-42 mm).
Boxed group of irregular nuggets of pyrite showing metallic lustre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2818
Group of One Hundred and Eighty [180] Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Large Geode Section with 'Snowball' Quartz
Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £660
Rounded geode section with polished borders, lined with snowball-like formations of grey, white and light blue quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 23.95 kg total, 51 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Group of Five Polished Fossil Coral Head Hearts
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. 125 grams total, 32-38 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Very Large Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Slightly curving tooth with striations, restored. 109 grams, 10.8 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
