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LOT 2525
Amethyst Crystal Display Specimen Collection [3]
5 - 5 3/4 in. (1.46 kg total, 12.8-14.8 cm).
Comprising three cut geode sections lined with amethyst crystals, two with grey bands of agate beneath the crystal layer. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Quartz Crystal and Amethyst Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a geode section with amethyst and quartz crystals; cluster of prismatic quartz crystals, some transparent. 743 grams total, 7.8-12.3 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson. -
Cut and Polished Agate Display Section Group [2]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two irregular sections, one dark green with red and grey banding, one pale purple with light green and red banding. 3.35 kg total, 16.5-22 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur Tooth with Fish Palate
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Sandstone matrix containing a small Mosasaur prognathodon tooth and a section of fish palate. 170 grams, 10.2 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.