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LOT 1711
Natural History - Rock Crystal Mineral Specimen
3 in. (150 grams, 76 mm).
A rock crystal mineral specimen with two points. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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LOT 1711
Natural History - Rock Crystal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
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Natural History - Fossil African 'T-rex' Dinosaur Tooth
Cretaceous Period, 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A large Carcharodontosaurus saharicus (African T-rex) tooth with enamel and visible serrations. 13.8 grams, 55 mm
From the Tegana formation of the Sahara Desert, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired during the 1980s. From an old Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Carcharodontosaurus saharicus was one of the largest predators of all time (larger than its distant North American T-Rex cousin) and is related to Allosaurus and the South American Giganotosaurus. -
Natural History - Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
A string of graduated beads formed from the bones of the woolly mammoth Mammuthus primigenius. 209 grams, 60 cm long
Property of a North London gentleman. -
Natural History - Topaz Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A group of eleven boxed topaz on matrix mineral specimens. 145 grams total, 21-39 mm
Very fine condition.
From Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).