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LOT 2590
Cut and Polished Chiastolite Mineral Specimen Group [11]
1 - 2 1/8 in. (646 grams total, 27-55 mm).
Each with a cut and polished end showing cross-shaped inclusions of black graphite and carbon. [11, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2590
Cut and Polished Chiastolite Mineral Specimen Group [11]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Trunk Section Pair [2]
Triassic Period, circa 235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Petrified tree sections showing clear internal structure in contrasting colours. 593 grams total, 14.5-15 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Natural Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [100]
Triassic Period, circa 235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising one hundred cut sections of fossilised wood. 1.31 kg total, 19-31 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Large cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 375 grams total, 11.4-13.3 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
