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Large Group of One Hundred [100] Rock Crystal Quartz Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £36
Comprising mainly twinned and intergrown prismatic crystals. 1.27 kg total, 28-42 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Two Fossil Elrathia Kingii Trilobites on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising two Elrathia kingii specimens on matrices. 470 grams total, 10.5-11.3 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With thick agate borders and an interior window revealing pink druzy coating over nascent stalactites; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.88 kg, 17.5 x 17 x 8 cm, 24 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,430
Polished section of a geode lined with large, deep purple amethyst crystals in flower-like formations; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.65 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Euomphaloceras Ammonite
Late Cretaceous Period, circa 100-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Euomphaloceras cunningtoni with prominent protrusions on all outer ribs, old inked collector's notes '209' and 'Euomphaloceras Cunningtoni ?'. 830 grams, 13 cm
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. -
Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
On a rectangular matrix, showing good spine and tail detail. 469 grams, 18 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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. -
Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Jaw Fragment
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Large jaw fragment set with two teeth, with another two showing within the jaw. 582 grams, 16.1 cm
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. -
Fossil Phareodus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Epoch, circa 56-33.9 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
On a rectangular matrix showing the characteristic oval body and a small head. 1.03 kg, 16 cm
From Green River formation, Wyoming, USA. 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. -
Group of Fifteen [15] Sodalite Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Boxed group of fifteen royal blue sodalite specimens with white calcite veins. 3.6 kg total, 7.5-10.1 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Diplomystus Fossil Fish
Cretaceous Period, circa 70 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Rectangular matrix with a single Diplomystus birdi specimen. 226 grams, 10.3 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Very Large Natural Raw Malachite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Unpolished botryoidal specimen showing characteristic banding on the sides. 3.37 kg, 19 cm
From the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mixed Cornwall and Other Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; smoky quartz from Virginia Pit, St Stephen, Cornwall; chalcopyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; rhodonite from Greystone Wood Mine, Lawhitton, Cornwall; tourmaline from Buttern Hill Placers, Altarnun, Cornwall; rutile from Lanterdan Quarry, Treknow, Cornwall; epimorph in siderite from Virtuous Lady Mine Buckland, Monachorum, Devon; banded gneiss specimen. 2.04 kg total, 3.2-13.7 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.