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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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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising two Mosasaur Prognathodon teeth. 150 grams, 87 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. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Pyramid Paper Weight
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Carved from a fossiliferous stone, a larger Goniatite sp. specimen set on one side. 912 grams, 98 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
