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LOT 2728
Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
2 1/8 - 4 1/4 in. (560 grams total, 5.5-10.8 cm).
Comprising twenty transparent to translucent slices, some with a crystalline centre, four dyed. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2728
Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slices
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Citrine Gem Tree on Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Irregular geode matrix with light purple amethyst crystals; the metal branches tipped with polished light-coloured citrine pebbles. 510 grams, 20 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut and Polished Green Porphyry Sheet Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Cut and polished sections, mined in Greece, cut and polished on both sides, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 221 grams total, 11.9-14.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Large Beryl Mineral Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising fifty irregular specimens of rough beryl. 2.53 kg total, 34-58 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
