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LOT 2832
Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection
1 1/8 - 2 7/8 in. (1.18 kg total, 28-74 mm).
Comprising various cut geode halves with exposed internal cavities, most lined with quartz or amethyst crystals. [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Odessa Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A nickel-iron meteorite fragment, set in a cardboard sleeve. 2.22 grams total, 14 mm
From Odessa, Texas, USA. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. 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.
The Odessa Meteor Crater, southwest of Odessa, Texas, is approximately 5 metres deep and 170 metres in diameter, with its rim rising less than a meter above the surrounding area, with the original crater that formed approximately 20,000 years ago was determined to be much larger. -
Large Cut and Polished Puddingstone Display Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With two lightly polished and laquered cut faces showing the internal structure of the specimen, approximately 40 mm thick. 2.88 kg, 21.5 cm
From Egypt. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: five mineral specimens in glass bottles; gypsum from Mexico, collection number 79; cerussite from Ireland, collection number 284; granite from England, collection number 406; quartzite from North Transvaal, South Africa; and three large mineral specimens. 5.25 kg total, 2.5-19 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Four specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
