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LOT 2419
Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
4 1/4 in. (2.08 kg total, 10.7 cm each).
Comprising: mugearite from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland; tonalite from Ardnamurchan, West Scotland; dunite serpentine from Lizard, Cornwall, England; with old Gregory, Bottley & Co. labels. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Malawi Agate Crystal Geode Section Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each displaying dramatic colourful banding on the cut face. 2.15 kg total, 12.8-14.4 cm
From Malawi. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. 136 grams, 84 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Composite Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Comprising six Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set on a composite matrix. 1.55 kg, 20.5 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.
