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LOT 2782
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Nodule
1 3/4 - 2 in. (98 grams total, 45-50 mm).
In enhanced green colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Historic Smokey Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A very large specimen displaying very dark crystals. 5.6 kg, 20 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. -
Natural History - Polished Green Tourmaline Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a quantity of 500 carats of tumble-polished green tourmaline crystals. 100 grams total, 6-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Composite Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a pair of Mosasaur prognathodon jaw section, each with three teeth. 1.16 kg, 19 cm
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.