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LOT 2804
Natural History - Historic Opal Mineral Specimen
2 1/4 in. (258 grams, 59 mm).
A specimen of pale blue opal, collection number 333. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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Natural History - Large Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth Assemblage
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
An assemblage of Mosasaur prognathodon teeth, attached to a jaw-shaped matrix for display; all set in a composite matrix. 6.59 kg, 37 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish. -
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Agate Geode Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Large specimen with light blue, white, colourless and pale blue crystals, collection number 246. 2 kg total, 16 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Showing the majority of the tooth and some root. 643 grams, 13.8 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
