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LOT 0444
Druzy Quartz Crystal Geode Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 1/4 x 8 5/8 x 4, 12 1/2 in. (4.13 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand).
Cut section of geode lined with dark grey to almost black druzy quartz crystals, creating a shimmering effect; two cut stalagmites with polished upper face showing attractive dark banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0444
Druzy Quartz Crystal Geode Display
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Polished Fossil Sea Urchin Pair
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising two large, domed specimens with polished upper faces. 277 grams total, 65-75 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Grmmoceras and Cotteswoldia Ammonite Cluster
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A triangular composite matrix with Grmmoceras with some Cotteswoldia examples, and a belemnite. 364 grams, 13.5 cm
Likely from Yorkshire. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a dodecahedral almandine garnet crystal from Cap Andrahomana, Ranopiso, Tulear Province, Madagascar; cerussite/baryte from Mibladen, Morocco; vibrant red-orange crocoite crystals from Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia; gypsum with selenite from Australia; celestine from Yate, near Bristol, Co Avon; uvite with dravite from Bushfarm, St Lawrence County, New York, USA; chalcopyrite from Hingston Down Quarry, Calstock, Cornwall; galena from Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA; atacamite from Australia; vanadinite from Miblaben, Morocco. 963 grams total, 44-77 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
