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LOT 2419
Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
4 1/4 in. (2.08 kg total, 10.7 cm each).
Comprising: mugearite from Arthur's Seat, Edinburgh, Scotland; tonalite from Ardnamurchan, West Scotland; dunite serpentine from Lizard, Cornwall, England; with old Gregory, Bottley & Co. labels. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2419
Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A pair of naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonites. 287 grams total, 66-90 mm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Quartz Rock Crystal Multi Point Display Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising six clusters with at least one larger prismatic point, mainly clear to white in colour, one with a yellow hue. 663 grams total, 73-87 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Natural Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [100]
Triassic Period, circa 235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising one hundred cut sections of fossilised wood. 1.31 kg total, 19-31 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.