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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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From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Large Lapis Lazuli Sphere
Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A spectacular large polished sphere of lapis lazuli, polished to show its beautiful structure. 10 kg, 18 cm
Property of an Indian gentleman living in London; previously from an Indian collection. Property of a Californian, USA, collector. -
Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Pyramid Paper Weight
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Carved from a fossiliferous stone, a larger Goniatite sp. specimen set on one side. 912 grams, 98 mm
From Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.