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LOT 2400
Box of Eighteen [18] Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
1/8 - 4 5/8 in. (1.45 kg total, 0.8-11.7 cm).
Boxed group of specimens including a hexagonal sapphire crystal, amethyst, lazurite, calcite, red jasper, quartz, malachite, prehnite(?), and others. [18, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2400
Box of Eighteen [18] Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Cut and Polished Fossil Seed in Nodule
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
The seed cut in half through the middle, exposing the internal structure. 370 grams total, 94 mm each
From London Clay, Isle of Sheppey, Kent, UK. 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. -
2 Kg of Rose Quartz Fragments
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large quantity of pale pink rose quartz chips. 2 kg total, 1-27 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
![Group of Five [5] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Halves](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/256036-s.jpg)
Group of Five [5] Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode Halves
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five cut sections with polished faces showing grey and brown banding, four with an exposed crystal-lined cavity. 2.12 kg total, 8.8-12 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
