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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 - Fossil Shrimp Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Rosasite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Well-formed crystals on a matrix of brownish black limonite, the crystals coated, in certain areas, by very small, translucent light brown crystals, possibly calcite, collection number 492, with an old Gregor, Bottley & Lloyd label. 56 grams, 74 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Brazil' Azurite with Malachite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Featuring variously coloured azurite crystals and small fibrous malachite crystals, collection number 272. 305 grams, 93 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
