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LOT 2703
Large Boxed Pyrite Crystal Paperweight Mineral Specimen
3 1/8 in. (310 grams, 80 mm).
Displaying variously sized crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode End Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising three freestanding geode sections, each dyed to enhance the internal structure. 1.7 kg total, 10.9-11.6 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Half
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 184.2-174.7 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Dactylioceras commune with the inner face polished to display internal gas chamber. 7.68 grams, 36 mm
From a London, UK, gentleman's collection of ancient pottery and artefacts, 1990s. -
Historic Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Displaying iridescent milk-opal in a pale creamy-brown matrix, collection number 625. 105 grams, 65 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.