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LOT 2441
Collection of Natural Ruby Crystals
3/8 - 5/8 in. (5.51 grams total, 8-16 mm).
Comprising two tabular, hexagonal crystals and four fragments, one being cut to a rectangular shape. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection, London, UK.
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Chalcopyrite, Pyrite and Sphalerite Crystal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Dense cluster of crystals, pyrite crystals exhibiting characteristic striations, small clusters of prismatic quartz crystals within. 90 grams, 62 mm
From Alimon Mine, Huaron Pasco, Peru. From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Phacops Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
The aquatic arthropod showing good detail to the carapace, resting on an irregular matrix. 182 grams, 71 mm
From Morocco. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: fire opal from Lomo Deltoro Mine, Zimapan, Zimapan Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico; quartz from Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall; stilbite from the Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; baryte from Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Cumbria; quartz from Rostowrack China Clay pit, Cornwall; chalcopyrite and pyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; hedenbergite from Lunner, Akershus, Norway; dolomite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA; fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Durham; quartz from Dolcoath Mine, camborne, Cornwall. 1.1 kg total, 3.5-10.4 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
