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LOT 2832
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Composite Matrix
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/8 in. (643 grams, 13.8 cm).
Showing the majority of the tooth and some root. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2832
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Composite Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a cut and polished agate slice, collection number 395; jasper slice from Stone Canyon, near Coalinga, California, USA, collection number 289; a cut section of sandstone nodule, collection number 227. 1.62 kg total, 15.2-17 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Chips
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising variously sized chips for decorative use. 1 kg total, 1-16 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
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Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 106 grams, 72 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher.