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LOT 1734
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (405 grams total, 38-59 mm).
A group of ten pink dolomite specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray and labelled 'Touissite Morocco'. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Touissite, Morocco, North Africa.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Large Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth Pair
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A pair of large Mosasaur sp. fossil teeth with remains of enamelling. 66 grams total, 49-58 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 0.9 grams, 19 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Giant Elephant Bird Eggshell Group
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of four eggshell sections from the Giant Elephant Bird, Aepyornis. 46.8 grams total, 39-67 mm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.
