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LOT 2626
Fossil Lebanese Shrimp on Matrix Group
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 110 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 - 3 1/4 in. (306 grams total, 75-85 mm).
Comprising three matrices, each with a Carpopenaeus sp. specimen, one dendritic. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising six irregular geode sections lined with vibrant purple amethyst crystals. 938 grams total, 70-86 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mounted Amethyst Crystal Display
Estimate: £900 - 1,100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
A polished, rounded geode section with rising formations of light purple amethyst crystals to the internal cavity; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.31 kg total, 19.5 cm wide including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Amethyst Crystal Display Slab
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
A cut section of a geode with prismatic deep purple amethyst crystals. 5.9 kg, 31 cm
From the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.