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LOT 3054
Polished Malachite Mineral Display Specimen
5 1/4 in. (830 grams, 13.2 cm).
Irregular block of malachite polished to a rounded shape with colour variations enhanced. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Zaire.
Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
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LOT 3054
Polished Malachite Mineral Display Specimen
Estimate £70 - 90€81 - 104 (for guidance only)$95 - 122 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £5
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Quartz Rock Crystal on Stand Display Specimen
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossilised Part Paddle, Ribs and Vertebrae
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
The spine section comprising ten large dorsal vertebrae with transverse processes, various other rib sections and bones from the paddle-like flippers; on a sedimentary matrix wrapped in a plaster field jacket. 15.25 kg, 88 cm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile with an elongated 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.
