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LOT 2892
Group of Seventeen [17] Boxed Arkansas Quartz Crystal Display Specimens
1 5/8 - 2 5/8 in. (677 grams total including box, 41-67 mm).
Boxed group of colourless quartz specimens, in lined and labelled specimen trays. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Arkansas, USA.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2892
Group of Seventeen [17] Boxed Arkansas Quartz Crystal Display Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Large Natural Fossil Coral Head
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A domed unpolished section of a coral head. 1.1 kg, 15.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Fossil Knightia Multi Fish Plate
Eocene Period, circa 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Knightia alta fish on a rounded limestone matrix. 172 grams, 14 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
In southwest Wyoming (and parts of Colorado and Utah) in the Green River Formation are found some of the world's most outstanding specimens of fossil fish. The Green River system was composed of three lakes: Lake Ulinta, Lake Gosiute and Fossil Lake. These Eocene lakes lay in a series of intermountain basins formed by geological events that uplifted the Rocky Mountains during the early Tertiary time. The climate was much different from the desert-like climate of this area today. Both the fauna (crocodiles, alligators, boa constrictors and some subtropical fish families) and the flora (such as large palm trees) indicate a climate much like that found along the Gulf Coast today. Large amounts of ash found in the sediments indicate that volcanoes were particularly active at this time. -
Collection of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Assorted Agate Geode Halves
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising ten geode halves with internal cavities, most with crystal lining. 1.43 kg total, 52-94 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.