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LOT 2480
Bismuth Crystal Display Formation
1 1/4 in. (15 grams, 33 mm).
Cluster of hopper crystals exhibiting a stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Insects in Matrix Collection
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising three insects, two smaller and one larger, with long wings. 93 grams total, 39-70 mm
From Brazil. 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 Italian Razor Fish on Matrix
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Smooth razorfish Centriscus strigatus on a rectangular matrix. 266 grams, 16.5 cm
From Lebanon. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
![Large Group of Forty-Two [42] Cleaved Optical Calcite Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/255972-s.jpg)
Large Group of Forty-Two [42] Cleaved Optical Calcite Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising forty-two calcite rhombs displaying characteristic double refraction. 1.54 kg total, 24-42 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
