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LOT 2850
Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [15]
1 7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (1.19 kg total, 47-62 mm).
Comprising fifteen rounded clusters of flattened crystals. [15, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Saint-Severin LL6 Chondrite Meteorite Slice
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Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
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A large cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 224 grams, 20.9 cm
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Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus.
