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LOT 2266
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Specimen Group [100]
7/8 - 1 5/8 in. (1.13 kg total, 22-40 mm).
Of various sizes, some translucent. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising three teeth with partial root; two repaired. 29 grams total, 52-56 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. 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 - Boxed Historic Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Honey-coloured with darker areas; supplied in a cardboard tray. 85 grams, 69 mm
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Stony Iron Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large irregular mass. 46.6 grams, 45 mm
From Morocco, Sahara Desert. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.