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LOT 2644
Fused Pyrite Cubes Mineral Display Specimen
2 1/8 in. (138 grams, 55 mm).
Comprising two large and several small intergrown cuboid crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Armejun, Spain.
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.
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Quartz and Pyrite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular specimen with white quartz and bright pyrite. 175 grams, 74 mm
From Cornwall, UK. 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. -
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Purple Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising variously sized cut geode sections with purple amethyst crystals. 1.42 kg total, 30-52 mm
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Amethyst Bead Necklace Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Comprising five necklaces, each with graduated mainly tubular amethyst beads with floral gold-coloured spacers, three with a tabular centrepiece; restrung. 385 grams total, 57-73 cm
Ex property of a West London gentleman; his collection formed in the late 1980s-early 1990s. Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
