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LOT 2721
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
1 1/2 in. (27 grams, 40 mm).
A group of lavender to very pale purple crystals on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Boat-Shaped Formation of Quartz after Anhydrite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
A boat-shaped cut section of a geode with large blade-shaped white crystals of quartz after anhydrite; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 2.6 kg total, 32 cm wide including stand
From Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Property of a London lady. -
Large Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Composed of light blue crystals with lighter veins, likely anhydrite. 2.28 kg, 20 cm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Fossil Trilobite in Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Possibly Ceratarges sp. showing long curving spines. 247 grams, 82 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. 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.