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LOT 0393
Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster
10 5/8 in. (16.1 kg, 27 cm).
An intergrown mass of pyrite crystals showing bright metallic lustre.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Set of Six [6] Cut, Polished and Felt-Backed Agate Coasters
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising six polished slices in gently graduated sizes, cut from the same geode. 372 grams total, 8.8-10.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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One Hundred and Thirty [130] Amethyst Crystal Geode Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Boxed group of amethyst geode sections in various sizes, showing well-formed light purple crystals. 2.65 kg total including box, 18-52 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Tooth on Composite Rock
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The tooth showing dark brown enamel, set in a sandstone matrix with a composite root for display. 567 grams, 15 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.
