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LOT 2311
Galena Mineral Specimen Group
2 7/8 - 5 1/4 in. (2.87 kg total, 7.2-13.2 cm).
Comprising three specimens exhibiting bright, metallic lustre. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Box of Eighteen [18] Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Boxed group of specimens including a hexagonal sapphire crystal, amethyst, lazurite, calcite, red jasper, quartz, malachite, prehnite(?), and others. 1.45 kg total, 0.8-11.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Thysanopeltidae Trilobite in Matrix
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Thysanopeltidae scutellum on a textured matrix, showing detail of the characteristic fan-like tail shield. 386 grams, 99 mm
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. -
3.95 Carat Rough Natural Sapphire Crystal
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Opaque dark blue crystal showing lamellar twinning. 0.79 grams, 9 mm
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.