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LOT 2763
Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
4 in. (600 grams, 10.4 cm).
Light blue translucent crystal showing some internal iridescence. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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100 Gypsum Desert Rose Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 100 gypsum mini-desert roses. 190 grams total, 10-24 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite Ammonite Lidded Trinket Box
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A rectangular box carved from fossiliferous stone, the lid set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 608 grams, 12.8 cm
From 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. -
Australian Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Pebble-like black specimen of meteoric glass of oval shape. 10.6 grams, 35 mm
From Gibber Plains, near Charlotte Waters, Australia. Ex John Kennett collection. From the M. Bandi collection, Seattle, Washington, USA. Deaccessioned from the South Australia Museum, with original collection card. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
