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LOT 1853
Natural History - Boxed Historic Azurite with Calcite Crystal Specimen
1 1/2 in. (55 grams, 40 mm).
Comprising dark blue azurite crystals with calcite and a small area with malachite; old label to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1853
Natural History - Boxed Historic Azurite with Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
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Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying attractive banding, some with enhanced colouring. 341 grams total, 45-83 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Kalahari Desert Wind Stone Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three wind-rounded pebbles with their individual hollowed out 'nests', from the Kalahari Desert region; each set provided with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. 320 grams total, 33-53 mm
From the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth and Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with root. 29.2 grams, 80 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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.
