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LOT 2890
Group of Two [2] Boxed Large Huanuco Pyrite and Pyrite and Quartz on Galena Crystal Specimens
2 1/8 - 3 in. (573 grams total, 54-74 mm).
Comprising an intergrown mass of pyrite crystals from Peru and a specimen of pyrite and quartz crystals on galena; each on a labelled specimen tray. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2890
Group of Two [2] Boxed Large Huanuco Pyrite and Pyrite and Quartz on Galena Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Agate Geode Display with Quartz Crystals
Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
A rounded geode section with highly polished borders showing white and brown banding, internal cavity lined with botryoidal formation covered with druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.7 kg total, 28 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth with Natural Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. 562 grams, 14.5 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. -
Large Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing on both sides. 806 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
