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LOT 2075
Natural History - Deep Blue Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
3/4 - 1 3/4 in. (1.12 kg total, 20-46 mm).
Comprising variously sized rough pieces. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2075
Natural History - Deep Blue Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Labradorite Specimen Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Polished with rounded edges and showing rich colour play on most faces, principally blues and golds. 281 grams total, 67-71 mm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Green and Orange Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slice Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With attractive banding of green, white and orange banding; two with small central cavity filled with quartz crystals. 691 grams total, 10.3-12.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Smilodon Tooth
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.5 million years–10,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The saber tooth from Smilodon fatalis, commonly known as a saber-toothed tiger. 588 grams, 20 cm
From the La Brea Tar Pits, USA. Originally acquired from a USA dealer. From an old Northern Ireland collection.
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats.