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LOT 2910
Corundum Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
2 3/8 in. (188 grams, 60 mm).
A large cut section of hexagonal red corundum, ruby, crystal, accompanied by an old ticket. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom India.
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Large Tourmaline Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
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Fossil Gastropod Specimen
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North American Fossil Collection
Mainly Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Group of twenty fossil teeth and other parts, each in a collector's card with window, inked catalogue number with notes relating to identification, findspot and dating; mounted in a vinyl sheet. 94 grams total, 30.5 x 22.4 cm
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.