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LOT 2399
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [6]
1 3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (568 grams total, 45-58 mm).
Comprising: brown calcite from Chihuahua, Mexico; calcite from Tri-State, USA; grossular garnet from Chihuahua, Mexico; nailhead calcite from Tri-State, USA; pyrite; calcite. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Chihuahua, Mexico; Peru, Brazil and Tri-State, U.S.A.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2399
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
From the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens, with good enamel; repaired. 7.11 grams, 51 mm
From the Tegana Formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1980s. Old Bristol, UK, collection.
Bahariasaurus ingens was a mid-sized carnivore, and the teeth are different from Carcharodontosaurus in being thinner but having a thicker more triangular X-section. -
Natural History - Polished Agate Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising different sizes and colours ranging from white to red and dark brown, some with attractive banding. 1.18 kg total, 21-37 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A pair of Carpopenaeus sp. shrimps, each in a matrix. 327 grams total, 70-90 mm
From Lebanon. Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.