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LOT 3079
Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (655 grams total, 1.8-10.6 mm).
Comprising: garnet, malachite from Chuquicamata, Chile; azurite from Durango with an inked collection number '1176', brown calcite, 'sputnik' aragonite, and others. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3079
Mineral and Crystal Specimen 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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Multiple Otodus Extinct Shark Fossil Teeth Display
Eocene Epoch, circa 53-33 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With seven Otodus obliquus teeth mounted on a synthetic or matrix base. 3.73 kg, 19.5 cm wide
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Belemnites in Matrix
Jurassic Period, circa 201-143 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bifacial matrix with numerous belemnite remains. 466 grams, 21.8 cm
Acquired on the UK fossil and mineral market. Property of a West Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Spinosaurus Dinosaur Fossil Bone Fragment Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising eight differently sized bone fragments from different bone structures. 116 grams total, 25-63 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber-type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish; adults weighed up to 21 tonnes and grew up to 18 meters long.
