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LOT 2897
Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [20]
1 1/2 - 3 1/4 in. (1.36 kg total, 40-84 mm).
Comprising irregular geode sections lined with lavender to dark purple amethyst crystals. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
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Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured citrine pebbles. 510 grams, 20 cm
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Jaw Fragment
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A composite jaw fragment set with five teeth. 229 grams, 17 cm
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.
