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LOT 2320
Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
6 1/4 in. (505 grams, 16 cm).
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured citrine pebbles. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2320
Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Estimate £20 - 30€23 - 35 (for guidance only)$27 - 41 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Coloured Quartz Composite Nodule
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composite nodule with enhanced vibrant purple crystals. 187 grams total, 58-60 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Vinctifer Comploni Fish in Matrix
Early Cretaceous Epoch, 150-109 million years B.P.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
On a matrix showing the characteristic elongated scales, an old collector's number 'VP206' on the reverse. 507 grams, 19.2 cm
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. -
![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
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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.
