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LOT 2372
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Group
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 - 4 in. (651 grams total, 7.3-10 cm).
Comprising three ammonite halves, possibly Dactylioceras commune. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx 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. -
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Cut and Polished Agate Geode End Collection [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Each with a polished face showing mainly brown and grey banding, three with brilliant white areas. 1.68 kg total, 52-69 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Brittle Star Plate
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A rounded matrix containing a number of Ophiuroidea sp. specimens. 740 grams, 19 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
