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LOT 3045
Manganite Crystal Collection
1 1/4 - 2 1/8 in. (966 grams total, 31-55 mm).
Group of irregular dark blue-black crystals with reflective surfaces. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, North Africa.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3045
Manganite Crystal Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Keichousaurus Skeleton
Triassic Period, circa 250 million years B.P.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Complete skeleton of a small Keichousaurus hui on a rectangular matrix, shown from the ventral side with visible hip bones and scapulae, front and hind limbs shown along the body and neck curving to the left. 567 grams, 16.9 cm
From the Guizhou formation, China. Previously with Shishang Corporation, Taiwan. From a West London gentleman collector; acquired from a professional fossil company in Taiwan.
Keichousaurus was a late Triassic marine reptile, a member of the Pleurosaur family, which went extinct 250 million years ago during the Triassic-Jurassic extinction event. They were specialised fish eaters and were highly unusual amongst marine reptiles in that they gave birth to live young rather than laying eggs. -
Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Estimate: £900 - 1,200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £486
A rounded geode section, the undulating inner surface lined with small prismatic amethyst crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10 kg total, 35 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragmentary section of a jaw, set with six teeth. 209 grams, 18 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile 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.
