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LOT 2868
Tray of Mineral Specimens
15 1/2 x 9 1/4 in. (1.04 kg, 39.5 x 23.6 cm total).
A group of various natural and polished crystal and mineral specimens. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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NWA 7384 Acapulcoite Achondrite Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A polished slice showing small metal grains set in a dark-brown, fine-grained groundmass. 15.4 grams, 54 mm
Found Morocco, North West Africa in 2010. Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a Michael Farmer dealer card and a Swiss membrane box. -
Insects and Other Inclusions in Polished Amber
Oligocene Epoch, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Translucent section of amber containing two small insects and other inclusions. 7.52 grams, 62 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Teeth in Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Mosasaur prognathodon teeth set in matrix with some other fossil remains. 306 grams, 94 mm
From Morocco, North Africa. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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.
