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LOT 2614
Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimens [20]
1 3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (1.88 kg total, 44-67 mm).
Comprising large chunks of geodes with clusters of amethyst and quartz crystals. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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From Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Fossil Coral Head Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3
Comprising seven unpolished specimens. 610 grams total, 37-62 mm
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Odessa Fall Meteorite
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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.
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