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LOT 2691
Rubellite and Tourmaline Group
1/4 in. (2.15 grams total, 6-13 mm).
A group of natural irregular rubellite and tourmaline pebbles. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired on the UK natural history market.
Ex property of a West Sussex gentleman.
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Large Orange Jasper Mineral Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising ten large chunks in rich colour. 1.85 kg total, 58-84 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising six polished slices displaying attractive red, brown, and grey banding. 644 grams total, 10.9-12.5 cm
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Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Composite Fossil Teeth on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A composite matrix set with five Mosasaur prognathodon teeth. 1.44 kg, 17 cm
From Morocco, West Africa. Ex 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.