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LOT 2434
Group of Ten [10] Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimens
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (45 grams total, 16-33 mm).
Comprising ten irregular, rounded pieces with typical surface indentations. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments.
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LOT 2434
Group of Ten [10] Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimens
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Mixed Ireland, Scotland and English Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: quartz from Cloghmore Quarry, Costelloe, Galway, Ireland; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries, Scotland; baryte from Mowbray Mone, Frizington, Cumbria; pumpellyite from Creag Brimishgan, Isle of Mull, Scotland; fluorite from Mildam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire; fluorite from Greenlaws Mine, Daddry Sheild, Weardale, Durham; epidote from Cloghmore Quarry, Costelloe, Galway, Ireland; baryte and dolomite from Frizington, Cumbria; azurite from Gortdrum Mine, Monard, Tipperar, Ireland; Blue John on a display stand from Treak Cliff, Castleton, Derbyshire. 3.35 kg total including box, 3.8-12.3 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
Fossil Ammonite on Matrix
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Large nodule with a single Eleganticeras ammonite specimen. 1.59 kg, 11.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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Group of Ten [10] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Attractive group of polished translucent slices showing contrasting bands, two showing quartz crystal formations, and with dendritic inclusions and four with horizontal banding. 795 grams total, 9.2-12.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
