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LOT 2845
Large Group of Thirty Seven [37] Large Rock Crystal Mineral Points
2 1/4 - 3 3/4 in. (2.82 kg total including box, 58-95 mm).
A boxed group of well-formed prismatic crystals with pyramidal terminations. [37, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2845
Large Group of Thirty Seven [37] Large Rock Crystal Mineral Points
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Collection of Twenty [20] Assorted Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A boxed collection comprising: a very dark and large smoky quartz specimen; three dark green tourmaline specimens, one bicoloured tourmaline specimen; a grossular garnet from Chihuahua, Mexico; dog tooth calcite; red jasper, banded fluorite, agate; carnelian, light grey smoky quartz, and others. 2.06 kg total including box, 1.4-14.4 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Megalodon Tooth
Early Pliocene Period, circa 5-2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with smoothed outer face, possibly used as a tool. 200 grams, 12.2 cm
Discovered in the Hawthorn Formation, Broad River, Beaufort County, South Carolina in 2022. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A composite jaw fragment set with a single tooth showing good brown enamel. 151 grams, 11 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.