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LOT 2726
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
1 1/4 - 4 1/4 in. (864 grams total, 3.1-10.7 cm).
Comprising: sodalite, malachite with azurite, grossular garnet, quartz, amethyst, and others. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
A double-terminated quartz crystal with rusty-pink colouration to one end. 137 grams, 10.2 cm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Cut along the grain, with good exposure of the individual grain modules, probably from Madagascar. 1.9 kg, 17 cm
From the property of a Scottish geologist. Previously with a Surrey, UK, geologist. Ex Dr Ron Bonewitz collection. Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. -
Shark's Jaw in Card Tray
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Displaying rows of teeth, including rows inside the upper and lower jaw. 11 grams, 84 mm
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.
