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LOT 2507
Natural History - Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
5/8 - 2 5/8 in. (1.13 kg total, 14-68 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of bright yellow specimens. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2507
Natural History - Yellow Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Agate Crystal Geode Cut Section Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three examples in enhanced blue colour, two showing an internal cavity filled with small quartz crystals. 962 grams total, 7.1-11 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Amethyst Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A free-standing section of a geode with amethyst crystals of good colour. 657 grams, 11 cm high
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil African 'T-Rex' Tooth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-93 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
With some good enamel, from Carcharodontosaurus saharicus. 10.3 grams, 51 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.