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LOT 2418
Large Coloured Quartz Crystal Geode Nodule
4 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (1.43 kg total, 10.7-11.4 cm).
The nodule split into two halves to expose the crystal lined centre of dyed vibrant purple crystals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Stalagmite Calcite Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A section of white stalagmite showing natural ripples to one face. 2.28 kg, 39 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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. -
Quality Quartz Crystal Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £36
Comprising three large display specimens of quartz, one of 'popcorn quartz' type and two with prismatic crystals. 563 grams total, 10.9-13 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.