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LOT 2237
Natural History - Boxed Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group [3]
2 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (84 grams total, 60-70 mm).
Each freestanding and with bevelled edges. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2237
Natural History - Boxed Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Natural History - Fossil March Fly Group
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising three shale matrices, each containing Pleciapealei sp. fossil march flies. 525 grams total, 7.5-12 cm
From Wyoming (Green River Formation), USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Yellow Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising twenty variously sized light yellow pebbles. 511 grams total, 28-50 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Bahariasaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 100-95 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A fossil tooth from the dinosaur Bahariasaurus ingens. 6.79 grams, 36 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.