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LOT 2450
Hollow Glass Tektite 'Cave' From Meteorite Crater
1 1/8 in. (45.9 grams, 48 mm).
Conical formation with flat base and a circular opening to one side, hollow cavity inside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
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Cathedral Geode Half with Amethyst and Calcite Crystals
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
The cathedral lined with large deep purple amethyst crystals, white dog tooth calcite crystals emerging from the left corner; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 17.35 kg, 35 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Megalodon Shark Tooth
Pliocene Epoch, circa 5.6 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A Carcharocles megalodon shark tooth, with good polished tooth enamel. 144 grams, 10 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: fire opal from Lomo Deltoro Mine, Zimapan, Zimapan Municipality, Hidalgo, Mexico; quartz from Geevor Mine, Pendeen, Cornwall; stilbite from the Storr, Portree, Trotternish, Isle of Skye, Scotland; baryte from Silverband Mine, Dun Fell, Milburn, Cumbria; quartz from Rostowrack China Clay pit, Cornwall; chalcopyrite and pyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; hedenbergite from Lunner, Akershus, Norway; dolomite from Keokuk, Lee County, Iowa, USA; fluorite from Heights Mine, Westgate, Durham; quartz from Dolcoath Mine, camborne, Cornwall. 1.1 kg total, 3.5-10.4 cm
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
