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LOT 2348
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Collection [20]
7/8 - 3 1/8 in. (823 grams total, 23-81 mm).
Comprising: popcorn quartz, amethyst, agate, smoky quartz, brown obsidian, citrine, pyrite, 'desert rose', and others. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2348
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Collection [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Cut Half Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six examples with this outer walls and the internal cavity filled with small lavender-coloured crystals. 338 grams total, 50-75 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Miocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
From Carcharocles megalodon, displaying good polished enamel and sharp serrations; with information card including provenance to verso. 172 grams, 10.3 cm
From Aurora, Beaufont County, North Carolina, USA. Ex Fossils UK. From the private collection of a Lancashire gentleman.
Carcharodon megalodon is regarded as one of the largest and most powerful marine predators in vertebrate history and likely had a profound impact on structuring of the marine communities. Fossil remains indicate that this giant shark reached a length of more than 16 metres (52 ft) and also affirm that it had a cosmopolitan distribution. Scientists suggest that in life it looked like a stockier version of the great white shark, Carcharodon carcharias. -
Natural History - Fly in Baltic Amber
Oligocene Period, circa 50-55 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Polished to highlight the Diptera sp. fly inclusion. 2.1 grams, 25 mm
From Primorskoje mine, Yantarnyi, Kaliningrad. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an illustrated identification card.
