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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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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Jaw Fragment Display with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A composite matrix set with seven Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.66 kg, 20.5 cm
From Morocco. 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. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A composite jaw fragment set with four teeth. 340 grams, 18.5 cm
From Morocco. 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. -
Cathedral Geode Half with Amethyst and Calcite Crystals
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
The cathedral lined with large deep purple amethyst crystals, white dog tooth calcite crystals emerging from the left corner; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 17.35 kg, 35 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
