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LOT 2480
'Frosted' Deep Purple Amethyst Slab
9 1/4 in. (2.68 kg, 23.5 cm).
A cut section of a geode lined with well-formed amethyst crystals with calcite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Iceland Spar Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising one hundred parallelepiped specimens showing typical birefringence. 708 grams total, 15-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Sikhote Alin Meteorite
Fell 12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A coarse octahedrite class IIB iron meteorite; cleaned. 44.3 grams, 30 mm
Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
Sikhote-Alin is an iron meteorite that fell on February, 13, 1947 on the Sikhote-Alin Mountains in eastern Siberia. Though large iron meteorite falls had been witnessed previously and fragments recovered, never before in recorded history had a fall of this magnitude been observed. An estimated 70 tonnes of material survived the fiery passage through the atmosphere and reached the Earth. The strewn field for this meteorite covered an elliptical area of about 1.3 km2 (0.50 sq mi). Some of the fragments made impact craters, the largest of which was about 26 m (85 ft) across and 6 m (20 ft) deep. Fragments of the meteorite were also driven into the surrounding trees. The Soviet Union issued a stamp for the 10th anniversary of the Sikhote-Alin meteorite shower and this reproduces a painting by P. J. Medvedev, a Soviet artist who witnessed the fall: he was sitting in his window starting a sketch when the fireball appeared, so he immediately began drawing what he saw. -
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Large Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three large cut sections displaying brown and blue banding. 2.39 kg total, 9.9-14.2 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
