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LOT 2567
Large Cut and Polished Agate Geode End Collection [3]
3 - 5 1/2 in. (1.22 kg total, 7.8-14.1 cm).
Comprising three sections with one polished face displaying mainly white, red and grey banding. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Polished Fossil Coral Head Heart Collection
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising five polished shapes showing the internal structure of the head. 123 grams total, 33-36 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Polished Purple Amethyst Crystal Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising irregular pieces of polished amethyst. 297 grams total, 15-62 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Huge Section of Fossilised 'Rainbow' Wood
235 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Petrified tree section of 40-46mm thickness with finely polished finish to upper and lower faces and set into resin; edges slightly chamfered. 26.2 kg, 68 cm
From the private collection of Mr J.G., UK, a company executive.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum is often referred to as "rainbow wood" due to the variety of subtle, warm colours it exhibits, mainly in the red-orange range from hematite and limonite inclusions within the silica.