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LOT 2458
Bismuth Specimen Pair
1 - 1 1/4 in. (49 grams total, 28-33 mm).
Comprising two hopper crystals exhibiting stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Pecopteris Fern Leaves
Carboniferous Period, Pennsylvanian Epoch, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
An irregular matrix containing Pecopteris fossil ferns on both sides. 385 grams, 17 cm
From USA. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Restrung group of annular, tabular and other types with granulated collars. 38.9 grams, 48 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s. -
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; chalcanthite from Hanover Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; dolomite from Panasquiera Mines, Portugal; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries; polished section of agate from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; scorodite from Wheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall; andradite and granite from Belstone Consols, Belstone, Devon; baryte from Barras End Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; pyromorphite from Wheal Rose, Porthleven, Cornwall; steatite from Trevassack Quarry, Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. 2.8 kg total, 5-11.7 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
