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LOT 2477
Crocoite Crystal Mineral Specimen
2 1/4 in. (47 grams, 56 mm).
Vibrant red-orange crystals on a matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Adelaide Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia.
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 174-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Perisphinctids indogermanus fossil ammonite showing clear ribbing. 130 grams, 85 mm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Promicroceras Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 199-190 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising two irregular matrices, each with a Promicoceras sp. ammonite specimen. 216 grams total, 6.6-12.7 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
