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LOT 2461
Fluorite Crystal Specimen from Cumbria
5 3/4 in. (822 grams, 14.4 cm).
A matrix containing cubic brown-red crystals, the larger ones showing incipient cleavage lines. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of an Essex gallery.
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Fossil Bison Molar Tooth
Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
From a young adult Bison antiquus. 44.9 grams, 65 mm
From Central Nebraska, USA. 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. -
Round Amethyst Crystal Geode with Polished Borders
Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
An unusual rounded geode section with stalagmite-like formations of calcite and quartz rising from the base, polished borders revealing the celadonite shell with some exterior basalt visible; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 17.5 kg total, 29.5 cm high including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: pale pink heulandite from Nasik, India; galena from Sweet Water Mine, Missouri, USA; azurite and malachite from shaft no. 3, TCL Mine, Tsumeb, Namibia; aragonite 'sputnik' from Spain; galena and sphalerite from Callow Hill Quarry, Fontesbury, Shropshire; sphalerite with pyrite from Huaron Mining District, Cerro de Pasco, Peru; cluster of apophyllite crystals from Poona, India; stilbite from Poona, India; wolframite from Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; malachite displaying some silky lustre from the Democratic Republic of Congo. 893 grams total, 32-66 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
