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LOT 2063
Natural History - Boxed Realgar Orpiment Specimen Group [20]
7/8 - 1 in. (329 grams total, 23-27 mm).
Each set on a foam base within a labelled carboard tray. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Getchel, Nevada, USA.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2063
Natural History - Boxed Realgar Orpiment Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Polished Sodalite Mineral Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
All irregular and ranging from light to dark blue colour. 248 grams total, 13-20 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising small and larger pieces of pink dolomite, some with small pyrite crystals. 765 grams total, 20-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £182
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with some visible serration; repaired. 9.1 grams, 39 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.