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![Polished Purple Amethyst Crystal Section Group [20]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/228025-s.jpg "Polished Purple Amethyst Crystal Section Group [20]")
Comprising irregular pieces of polished amethyst. 297 grams total, 15-62 mm
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Displaying natural veining and areas of darker colour. 843 grams, 11.4 cm
From Aust Cliff, River Severn, Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society 1998.
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.
From Aust Cliff, River Severn, Gloucestershire, UK.
Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society 1998.
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.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Composed of cornerless cubes interspersed with small cylindrical beads; restrung. 37.5 grams, 44 cm
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 2000s.
Ex London, UK, gentleman, 2000s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A cylindrical jar carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a larger Goniatite sp. specimen. 235 grams, 60 mm wide
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
![Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [4]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/228134-s.jpg "Mixed Large Mineral and Crystal Specimen Group [4]")
Comprising: a large section of clear prismatic quartz crystal; yellow calcite; a geode slice with crystal lined cavity; cut spherical geode half with banding and small crystal formation. 2.89 kg total, 12.2-20.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A display comprising four polished Goniatite sp. specimens on a textured freestanding matrix. 1.17 kg, 17.6 cm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 211 grams, 60 cm
Ex West country, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
See Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) in the British Museum (Natural History), BM, 1922, pp.35-47, for discussion.
The mammoth lineage branched from the Asian elephant around 6 million years ago, and later on the Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, evolved in eastern Siberia. Woolly mammoths, being slightly smaller than living African elephants, were foragers and ate grass, as well as small, nutritious flowering plants that flourished in the environment where they lived. They may also have used their curved tusks to dig through snow and eat plants that other foragers were unable to reach.
Ex West country, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
See Guide to the Elephants (Recent and Fossil) in the British Museum (Natural History), BM, 1922, pp.35-47, for discussion.
The mammoth lineage branched from the Asian elephant around 6 million years ago, and later on the Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, evolved in eastern Siberia. Woolly mammoths, being slightly smaller than living African elephants, were foragers and ate grass, as well as small, nutritious flowering plants that flourished in the environment where they lived. They may also have used their curved tusks to dig through snow and eat plants that other foragers were unable to reach.
![Cut and Polished Felt Backed Agate Coaster Set [6]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/228193-s.jpg "Cut and Polished Felt Backed Agate Coaster Set [6]")
Comprising six graduated polished slices displaying brown and grey banding. 587 grams total, 8.6-11 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A cut and polished slice of NWA 1906. specimen weight 16 grams, 54 mm
From Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa.
Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Ex USA collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label.
From Morocco/Algeria, North West Africa.
Ex Michael Farmer Meteorites, Tucson, Arizona, USA.
Ex USA collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by an original dealer label and Swiss membrane box with aluminium identification label.
Restrung using graduated rough irregular pieces with knots in between; decorative metal collar on each side of the clasp. 111 grams, 56 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two irregular matrices, each with a Ophiuroidea sp. specimen; one repaired. 858 grams total, 11-11.1 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Comprising six circular coasters and a stand carved from fossiliferous stone containing multiple Orthoceras sp. specimens. 1.16 kg total, 11.5 cm wide
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
From Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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1945 - 1956 of 3130 LOTS
1945 - 1956 of 3130 LOTS
