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LOT 2283
Natural History - Large Quartz Rock Crystal Point
6 7/8 in. (325 grams, 17.5 cm).
Comprising a large prismatic crystal with three smaller adjoining crystals to the side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two large specimens with good enamel; one repaired. 104 grams total, 52-69 mm
From in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. 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 - Brown Obsidian Natural Glass Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising cut dark brown to black samples. 878 grams total, 22-46 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart Palmstone
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut to a heart-shape and revealing the internal structures. 141 grams, 69 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.