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LOT 2913
Group of Thirty Three [33] Boxed Mexican Calcite and Other Crystal Specimens
3/4 - 3 in. (1.62 kg total including box, 21-75 mm).
Boxed group comprising orange and pink calcite from Mexico, fluorite, white to colourless calcite from Mexico, and quartz. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2913
Group of Thirty Three [33] Boxed Mexican Calcite and Other Crystal Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Three [3] Madagascan Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three good-sized agatised slices, showing the internal structure of the wood. 1.61 kg total, 11.5-18.7 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Collection of Nine [9] Boxed Madagascan Fossil Wood Display Pieces
Circa 135-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising nine specimens, each showing some bark detail and supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 433 grams total, 30-56 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. 1.29 grams, 15 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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.