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LOT 2407
Boxed Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [6]
2 - 2 3/8 in. (267 grams total, 50-62 mm).
Comprising six clusters with prismatic crystals, mainly colourless to white, one with an interesting green inclusion to the larger crystal; each in a labelled cardboard specimen tray. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Carved Stone Goat Figure
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Carved from a brown veined stone as a standing goat with curving horns. 90 grams, 77 mm
Ex S.M. London collection, UK, 1970-1990s. -
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Large Rose Quartz Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising fifty large, rich pink specimens. 4.93 kg total, 45-94 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
