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LOT 2793
Group of Twenty One [21] Boxed Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
1 1/8 - 2 in. (1.21 kg total including box, 29-49 mm).
Boxed group of pyrite specimens, each within a labelled specimen tray and some with accessory minerals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2793
Group of Twenty One [21] Boxed Mexican Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Madagascan Polished Fossil Ammonite Plate
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
A circular composite plate composed of overlapping Cleoniceras sp. ammonites. 725 grams, 22.9 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Group of Grossular Garnet Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of grossular garnet mineral specimens; held in a white card collector's tray. 314 grams total, 20-42 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A composite jaw fragment set with two teeth showing good brown enamel. 103 grams, 92 mm
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.
