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LOT 2624
Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
3 3/4 - 43/8 in. (1.85 kg total, 9.6-11 cm).
Comprising: plagioclase trachyte from Haddington, Scotland; monchiquite from Stenton, Haddington, Scotland; essexite from Crawford John, England; each with an old label. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Trunk Section Pair [2]
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Petrified tree sections showing clear internal structure in contrasting colours. 593 grams total, 14.5-15 cm
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Natural Pink Tourmaline Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a large quantity of rough tourmaline crystals with mica and quartz, most showing typical striations and trigonal crystal formation. 160 grams total, 2-20 mm
Ex property of a UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Coloured Composite Quartz Nodule
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A composite nodules lined with dyed vibrant pink quartz crystals. 120 grams total, 53-58 mm
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.