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LOT 2812
A Collection of Very Large Rock Crystal Mineral Specimens
2 5/8 - 5 3/8 in. (2.85 kg total including box, 6.8-13.5 cm).
A boxed group of sizable, clear quartz crystals with pyramidal terminations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2812
A Collection of Very Large Rock Crystal Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. 1.29 grams, 15 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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 Dactylioceras Ammonite
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A rounded nodule containing an Eleganticeras sp. specimen. 1.21 kg, 15.5 cm
From Whitby, Yorkshire, UK. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Group of Six [6] Congo Natural Malachite Cut Slabs
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising four slabs and two end sections, each showing characteristic contrasting banding. 1.06 kg total, 83-99 mm
From the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
