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LOT 2552
Large Mixed Mineral and Crystal Display Piece Collection [10]
2 3/8 - 4 1/2 in. (2.66 kg total, 6.1-11.3 cm).
Including: amethyst, red jasper, agate geode sections, quartz, blue laced agate, and others. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2552
Large Mixed Mineral and Crystal Display Piece Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. 584 grams, 16 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Aventurine Crystal Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
On an amethyst geode matrix; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured aventurine pebbles. 603 grams, 17 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.44 kg, 17 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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.
