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LOT 2695
Cut and Polished Australian 'Thunder Egg' Agate Geode Pair
2 3/4 in. (331 grams total, 71-72 mm).
Displaying strong red and orange banding to the centre. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Agate Creek, Australia.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2695
Cut and Polished Australian 'Thunder Egg' Agate Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Displaying a large quantity of small clear prismatic quartz crystals and some striated pyrite crystals. 145 grams, 80 mm
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Gypsum Pink Alabaster Specimen
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3
Displaying natural veining and areas of darker colour. 843 grams, 11.4 cm
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