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LOT 2287
Natural History - Large Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [8]
2 1/8 - 3 in. (1.32 kg total, 53-76 mm).
Comprising variously sized prismatic crystals in mica. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2287
Natural History - Large Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [8]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The nodule opened to reveal the positive and negative of the fossilised Flexicalymene sp. trilobite. 283 grams, 77 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Vertebra, Ribs and Jaw
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Comprising various bone and rib fragments, a large vertebra and jaw fragments with teeth from Mosasaur prognathodon sp.; on a sandstone matrix with applied plaster reinforcement to allow it to be displayed. 12.8 kg, 46 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 - Polished Fossil Orthoceras Column
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising polished Orthoceras sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 1.85 kg, 24 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
