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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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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Skull
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
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. 8.35 kg total including stand and box, 46 cm wide
From Morocco, West Africa. 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. -
![Group of Three [3] Cut and Polished Malawi Agate Geode Halves](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/251117-s.jpg)
Group of Three [3] Cut and Polished Malawi Agate Geode Halves
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three sections with a polished cut face, each with a crystal-lined centre and showing contrasting banding. 1.57 kg total, 8.8-16 cm
From Malawi. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
![Group of Twenty One [21] Boxed Mexican Pyrite Fools Gold Crystal Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/251104-s.jpg)
Group of Twenty One [21] Boxed Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Boxed group of pyrite specimens, each within a labelled specimen tray and some with accessory minerals. 1.21 kg total including box, 29-49 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
