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LOT 2793
Large Historic Spinel (209) Crystal Sample
2 1/4 in. (48 grams, 56 mm).
A conical blue specimen with pencilled '209' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Purple Amethyst Crystal Tree
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Lidded Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A rectangular box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 696 grams, 12.8 cm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large African 'T-Rex' Fossil Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus dinosaur tooth with part of the root remaining; tip restored. 46.4 grams, 84 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
