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LOT 2833
100 Polished Mixed Mineral Specimens
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (870 grams total, 21-34 mm).
A group of 100 polished mixed minerals, including: blue lace agate, carnelian, amethyst, dyed howlite, citrine, aventurine, and jasper. [100, 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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Limestone Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A polished polygonal specimen of fossiliferous limestone. 380 grams, 77 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fossil Fern in Opened Nodule
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
An opened oval nodule displaying the positive and negative of the fern fossil. 218 grams total, 9.8-10.2 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. -
Barytocalcite Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
White barytocalcite crystals with pyrite crystals at the base. 139 grams, 74 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.