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LOT 3078
Group of Twenty [20] Large Pink-Orange Calcite Mineral Specimens
2 1/2 - 4 3/8 in. (5.01 kg total including box, 6.2-11.1 cm).
Boxed group of irregular specimens showing vitreous lustre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 3078
Group of Twenty [20] Large Pink-Orange Calcite Mineral Specimens
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: mica, green calcite, green fluorite, amethyst, pink tourmaline on a matrix, twinned staurolite, aragonite cluster, melanite, tumbled serpentine specimen, and a bottle of 'gold leaf' in propylene alcohol. 575 grams total, 30-78 mm
From the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK. -
Polished Baltic Amber with Fly
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Translucent orange amber with a small fly inclusion. 1.39 grams, 30 mm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman. -
Carcharodontosaurus North African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus with small remains of the jawbone. 24.9 grams, 54 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
