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LOT 2340
Mixed India and USA Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
1 1/2 - 4 in. (355 grams total, 3.7-10.3 cm).
Comprising: chalcanthite from Planet Mine, La Paz County, Arizona, USA; apophylite from Pune, Maharashtra, India; stilbite from Jalgaon District, Nashik Division, Maharashtra, India; pyrite from Ottawa, Franklin County, Kansas, USA; heulandite from India. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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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.
