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LOT 1832
Natural History - Large Pyrite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
4 1/4 in. (739 grams, 10.7 cm).
A large pyrite crystal 'paper weight'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 1.07 grams, 17 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Thunder Egg Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A cut and polished 'thunder egg' geode half. 69 grams, 55 mm
From Madagascar. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £975
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with visible serration and enamel. 52.7 grams, 80 mm
From Tegana formation, Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
