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LOT 2437
Polished Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [10]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (120 grams total, 20-31 mm).
Ten smooth pieces showing dark banding, four with a cut base. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Polished Copal Specimen with Spider and Termites
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A long section from a droplet containing a spider and other insects. 11.3 grams, 12.5 cm
Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. -
Fossil Ammonite Cluster
Lower Jurassic, circa 199-190 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
An irregular matrix containing Arnioceras sp. (?) and Cymbite ammonites. 512 grams, 12.5 cm
From the Yorkshire coast. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Showing good enamel and some root. 60.3 grams, 82 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur 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.
