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LOT 2570
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Dioptase on Calcite Crystal Specimen
2 in. (76 grams, 50 mm).
Displaying emerald-green dioptase crystals on a matrix of rhombohedral calcite with some hematite present, collection number 569, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. [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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LOT 2570
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Dioptase on Calcite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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. -
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Natural History - Mastodon Bone Face Carving
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Displaying a later carved stylised face with exaggerated facial detailing. 83 grams, 69 mm
Private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Fossil North African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Showing some good serrations, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 2.83 grams, 29 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, 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.
