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LOT 2510
Mixed Fossil, Crystal and Mineral Collection
1 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (3.1 kg total including tray, 4.4-15 cm).
Comprising: hematite, kyanite, agate, fossilised wood, a geode section, calcite, fossilised vertebra, and others. [16, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Deep Purple Amethyst Cathedral Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,470
A complete half of a pyramidal geode, showing deep purple amethyst crystals with tan-coloured druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 38.6 kg, 84 x 38 x 17 cm, 112 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
![Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/256022-s.jpg)
Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising twenty botryoidal malachite specimens showing 'eye' motifs. 243 grams total, 18-38 mm
From the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Large jaw fragment set with two teeth, with another two showing within the jaw. 582 grams, 16.1 cm
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.
