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LOT 2670
Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
2 3/8 - 2 5/8 in. (425 grams total, 60-66 mm).
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles in hollowed out 'nests'; each with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Rose Quartz Mineral Chip Group
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A large quantity of pink-coloured chips in various sizes. 1 kg total, 1-33 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two teeth with some good enamel, one repaired. 54 grams total, 46 mm each
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Dish
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An ammonite-shaped dish carved from fossiliferous stone, set with a Goniatite sp. ammonite. 127 grams, 10.6 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.