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LOT 2362
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
2 - 4 5/8 in. (2.8 kg total, 5-11.7 cm).
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; chalcanthite from Hanover Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; dolomite from Panasquiera Mines, Portugal; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries; polished section of agate from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; scorodite from Wheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall; andradite and granite from Belstone Consols, Belstone, Devon; baryte from Barras End Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; pyromorphite from Wheal Rose, Porthleven, Cornwall; steatite from Trevassack Quarry, Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2362
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
The outer layer of green celadonite beautifully polished, the interior with dark purple prismatic amethyst crystals, and at the top, an aggregate of white rhombohedral calcite crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 5.68 kg, 27 x 20 x 10 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
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Fossil Spinosaurus and African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a Spinosaurs maroccanus and a Carcharodontosaurus saharicus tooth with some root; repaired. 18.5 grams total, 40-42 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter, taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Fossil Knightia Alta Fish Group
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two matrices, one with three fish specimens and the other with two. 115 grams total, 9.1-11.6 cm
From USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
