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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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Fossil Megalodon Giant Shark Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with serrations and polished tooth enamel. 155 grams, 10.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on the structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Cut and Polished Amethyst Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An irregular slab of amethyst 'chevrons'. 176 grams, 12 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slice Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising six translucent slices showing red, orange and grey banding together with colourless quartz crystal formations. 392 grams total, 13.2-13.8 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
