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LOT 2774
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [100]
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (232 grams total, 12-30 mm).
Displaying attractive banding, the colouring varying from light to dark purple. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2774
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Large Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
A large tooth showing some root. 65 grams, 10.4 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
Natural History - Historic 'Naca, Mexico' Selenite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying large tabular crystals with fine examples if swallow-tail contact twins, collection number 533; purchased for £25.00 from the Natural History Museum Shop, in 1983. 139 grams, 71 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'India' Prehnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying natural crystal formation, very rare in this form, collection number 372, with an old James Walker label and invoice dated 1979. 167 grams, 13.6 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.