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LOT 2308
Natural History - Large Kalahari Desert Wind Stone
3 3/4 in. (609 grams, 96 mm).
A wind-rounded pebble in a hollowed out 'nest'; with a hessian draw-ribbon pouch. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Kalahari Desert, Southern Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Purple Triangular Fluorite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising twenty purple and blue specimens with bevelled edges. 339 grams total, 27-43 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Sodalite Slab Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising three irregular pieces with one polished face showing the contrasting white veining. 209 grams total, 8.2-10 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 14.9 grams, 49 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. 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.