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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
CIRCA 2.7 BILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (57 grams, 60 mm).
With distinctive random dark grey and cream formation with traces of orange-pink within the cream sections. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, UK.
Ex English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The matrix encrusted with various sized crystals. 634 grams, 12.7 cm
From Brazil. 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. -
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Pebble-shaped polished specimen with insect and other inclusions. 0.68 grams, 14 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
