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LOT 2103
Natural History - Large and Heavy Natural Malachite Section
3 7/8 in. (1 kg, 97 mm).
With botryoidal crystal habit. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2103
Natural History - Large and Heavy Natural Malachite Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - African 'T-rex' Fossil Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £82
With some serration, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 25.7 grams, 60 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. -
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Natural History - Fossil Smilodon Tooth
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.5 million years–10,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The saber tooth from Smilodon fatalis, commonly known as a saber-toothed tiger. 588 grams, 20 cm
From the La Brea Tar Pits, USA. Originally acquired from a USA dealer. From an old Northern Ireland collection.
Smilodon is a genus of the extinct machairodont subfamily of the felids. It is one of the best known saber-toothed predators and one of the most famous prehistoric mammals. Although commonly known as the saber-toothed tiger, it was not closely related to the tiger or other modern cats. -
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Natural History - Boxed Mixed Mineral Collection [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each in a labelled specimen tray, comprising: chrysocolla, tourmaline, kyanite, ulexite, bornite, orpiment, rubellite, optical calcite, calcite, sulphur, white calcite and realgar. 147 grams total, 23-31 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
