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LOT 2705
NWA 7384 Acapulcoite Achondrite Meteorite Slice
2 1/8 in. (15.4 grams, 54 mm).
A polished slice showing small metal grains set in a dark-brown, fine-grained groundmass. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound Morocco, North West Africa in 2010.
Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
Accompanied by a Michael Farmer dealer card and a Swiss membrane box.
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Western Australian Polished Jerrinah Formation Stromatolite Section
Proterozoic Period, 2.69-2.63 billion years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Irregular section with polished upper face displaying layered fossilised microbial mats in grey, brown and cream colours. 133 grams, 14 cm
From Pillbara, Western Australia. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. -
Azurite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
An aggregate of vibrant blue azurite crystals with malachite. 40.1 grams, 40 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
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Enormous Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Skull
Cretaceous Period, 67-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
An exceptionally large and spectacular fossil Mosasaurus anceps partial skull on matrix showing both sides of both upper and lower jaws, with dentition; the main skull compressed during fossilisation and thus fragmented but well preserved; the matrix set into a plaster surround. 164 kg, 140 x 100 cm
Fine condition.
From the phosphate beds, Oved Zem, Morocco. From an East Anglian, UK, collection. Property of a Hounslow, S.W. London, gentleman collector. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12901-240277.
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.
