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LOT 2477
Sulphur Mineral Specimen Group [50]
3/4 - 2 1/4 in. (828 grams total, 19-57 mm).
Comprising fifty irregular samples with dusting of bright yellow crystals. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2477
Sulphur Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
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Coloured Quartz Crystal Geode Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A small nodule split in two halves exposing the vibrantly dyed red-coloured crystals. 175 grams total, 59-61 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Large Spinosaurus Fossil Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Spinosaurus maroccanus teeth, one with with some root, each in a card collector's tray. 58 grams total, 79-80 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
The Spinosaurus was both a beachcomber type scavenger and an active hunter taking small stranded Plesiosaurs, Pterosaurs, turtles and large fish. -
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.