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LOT 2179
Natural History - Purple Agate Cut and Polished Geode Half Group [6]
2 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (1.09 kg total, 58-69 mm).
Comprising six examples in enhanced purple colour. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2179
Natural History - Purple Agate Cut and Polished Geode Half Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Oxynotum Zone Fossil Cluster
Eocene Period, 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The matrix set with a montage of ammonites, bivalves and a belemnite. 119 grams, 10 cm
From Tuffley, Gloucestershire, UK. From a Gloucestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Popcorn Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
White to clear in colour with a small section containing light lavender coloured crystals. 363 grams, 11.3 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
With some serration and good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus; repaired. 3.34 grams, 29 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) of all time and is also related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus.
