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LOT 2592
Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [7]
1 3/8 - 3 7/8 in. (1.08 kg total, 36-99 mm).
Comprising: a cleaved octahedron fluorite crystal from Illinois, USA; citrine geode slice; quartz with pyrite(?); octahedral pyrite with serpentine; hexagonal yellow calcite in matrix; fire opal set in egg-shaped matrix; an unidentified mineral specimen with flower-like clusters of reddish brown crystals. [7, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Polished Amber with Ant
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Fossil Flexicalymene Trilobite Group
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Polished Copal Specimen with a Large Fly and Termites
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Flat-section fragment with a large fly and a number of other insects; mounted on cardboard backing. 17.9 grams, 71 mm
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