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LOT 2024
Natural History - Historic Quartz Crystal Specimen
3 in. (101 grams, 78 mm).
Comprising clusters of clear prismatic crystals on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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Natural History - Polished Mineral Specimen Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising variously shaped polished pebbles of agate, tiger's eye, leopard skin agate, tiger iron, rose quartz and others. 785 grams total, 19-33 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Reticulated snowflake cerussite on an iron rich matrix 38 grams, 55 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth and Root
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
From Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) with root. 29.2 grams, 80 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.
