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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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50 Blue Calcite Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 50 blue calcite specimens. 518 grams total, 17-34 mm
Very fine condition.
From Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Polished Baltic Amber with Insects
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Polished, transparent specimen with insect inclusions. 2.63 grams, 34 mm
From Primorskoje Mine, Kaliningrad, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Fossil Coral Head Specimen
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
An irregular specimen showing the internal structure. 314 grams, 10.1 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.