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LOT 2440
Large Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 174-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (867 grams, 14 cm).
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Large Amethyst and Quartz Crystal Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
An ovoid geode section with large prismatic quartz and light purple amethyst crystals with colour concentrations at the peak of the terminations; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 14.75 kg, 37.5 x 25 x 17 cm, 52 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A Mosasaur prognathodon tooth with some root, showing good enamel; repaired. 120 grams, 13.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: fire opal from Lomo Deltoro Mine, Zimapan, Zimapan Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico; quartz from Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall; stilbite from the Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; baryte from Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Cumbria; quartz from Rostowrack China Clay pit, Cornwall; chalcopyrite and pyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; hedenbergite from Lunner, Akershus, Norway; dolomite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA; fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Durham; quartz from Dolcoath Mine, camborne, Cornwall. 1.1 kg total, 3.5-10.4 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
