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LOT 2855
Large Quantity of Aragonite Crystals
1/8 - 3/4 in. (898 grams total, 1-20 mm).
A mixed group of variously shaped and sized crystals and fragments. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Large Pyrite Crystal Display Group [6]
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3
Comprising large irregular chunks. 1.32 kg total, 59-77 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Bookends
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising two quadrilateral bookend carved from fossiliferous stone, each set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen on a textured background. 3.47 kg total, 16 cm each
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mesosaurus Fossil Reptile Skeleton
Lower Permian Period, circa 285 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
A complete preserved Mesosaurus brasiliensis skeleton in limestone. 1.11 kg total, 26.7 cm
From the Irati-Formation, Parana Delta, Brazil. From a Berkshire, UK, collection.
The mesosaurs were fast swimming predators which lived in fresh water, probably preying on small fish, insects and other aquatic invertebrates.
