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LOT 2315
Polished Mineral Specimen Group [12]
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (370 grams total, 20-57 mm).
Comprising: rhodochrosite, lapis lazuli, labradorite, jade, danburite, quartz, red jasper, purple sodalite, aquamarine. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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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.
