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LOT 2577
Iceland Spar Mineral Specimen Group [100]
5/8 - 1 5/8 in. (708 grams total, 15-40 mm).
Comprising one hundred parallelepiped specimens showing typical birefringence. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Gypsum with Quartz Display
Estimate: £350 - 450 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £175
Comprising a blade-shaped curving formation of transparent gypsum attached to a matrix with druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 629 grams total, 26.5 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mount Vesuvius Volcano 'Lava Bomb' Fragment Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Fragments from a freeform cooled molten rock. 55 grams total, 25-33 mm
From Vesuvius, Campania, Italy. De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.) -
Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Piece Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: fluorite, quartz on pyrite, almandine garnet and vesuvianite. 393 grams total, 27-77 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.