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LOT 0450
Brown Druzy Quartz Stalagmite Geode Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 7/8 x 11 3/4 x 6 5/8, 7 7/8 in. (6 kg, 15 x 30 x 17cm, 20 cm including stand).
A polished underside of a geode containing upward-reaching stalagmites covered in druzy brown quartz and small, sparkling white quartz crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0450
Brown Druzy Quartz Stalagmite Geode Display
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Campo del Cielo Meteorite Necklace
Fell 6000-5000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
A nickel-iron meteorite (IAB) with a suspension loop and cord for wearing. 6.68 grams, Meteorite: 22 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
A crater field of roughly 26 craters was found in the vicinity of this crater, which is estimated to date to 4-5 thousand years BP. The age of the meteorite itself is thought to be c.4.5 billion years, formed as part of the development of this solar system. The largest two fragments, the 30.8-ton Gancedo and 28.8-ton El Chaco, are among the heaviest meteorite masses ever recovered on Earth. In 1576, the governor of a province in Northern Argentina commissioned the military to search for a large mass of iron, which it was believed the local people claimed had fallen from the sky and which they used for their weapon production. The expedition discovered a large mass of metal, which was assumed to be an iron mine, and brought back a few samples, which were described as being of unusual purity. Following the legends, in 1774, Don Bartolomé Francisco de Maguna rediscovered the iron mass. He himself did not believe that the stone had fallen from the sky and assumed that it had formed by a volcanic eruption. However, he sent the samples to the Royal Society of London. In 199,0 it became protected by law. -
50 Blue Calcite Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 50 blue calcite specimens. 518 grams total, 17-34 mm
Very fine condition.
From Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Bactrian Style Lapis Lazuli and Other Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Composed mainly of polished irregular beads; metal hook-and-loop closure. 59.8 grams, 54.5 cm
From London, UK, gallery collection, 1990s.
