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LOT 2766
Group of Twenty Nine [29] Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Points
2 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (4.15 kg total including box, 54-73 mm).
Boxed group of large pyramidal pale purple amethyst crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2766
Group of Twenty Nine [29] Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Points
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Composite Trilobite Cluster Bowl
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A montage of six different trilobite fossils set in a bowl-shaped matrix. 1.77 grams, 23.8 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Group of Two [2] Boxed Madagascan Perisphinctid Fossil Ammonites
Jurassic Period, circa 170 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A pair of Perisphinctes sp. ammonite specimens; each on a display tray with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 312 grams total, 78-83 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. 567 grams, 15 cm
From Morocco, North 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.