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LOT 1753
Natural History - Boxed Amethyst Crystal Display Specimen Group [4]
1 7/8 - 2 5/8 in. (303 grams total, 47-68 mm).
All four specimens with dark purple crystals; supplied in labelled carboard trays. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Antigas, Uraguay.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1753
Natural History - Boxed Amethyst Crystal Display Specimen Group [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Fossil Gingko Leaf
Carboniferous Period, 359-299 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
The light-coloured specimen on a matrix. 103 grams, 72 mm
From North Dakota, U.S.A. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pebble-shaped polished specimen with insect and other inclusions. 0.68 grams, 14 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Section with Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
From the lower jaw, displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp.; repaired. 147 grams, 96 mm
Found in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.