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LOT 2635
Large Fossil Cut and Polished Tree Trunk Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
9 in. (1.06 kg, 23 cm).
Showing bark detail on the edges, the cut face showing attractive agatized patterns. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Fossilised Tree Trunk Slice
Late Triassic Period, circa 225 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A cut and polished slice showing internal banding. 471 grams, 14.3 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Arsenic mineral, most set on foam backing in a labelled specimen box. 430 grams total, 23-34 mm
From Getchel, Nevada, USA. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Quartz Crystal Geode Display
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
A cut and polished geode section showing attractive banding on the polished surfaces, the inside lined with brown druzy quartz forming an undulating 'landscape'; to the left a wide blade-like formation of druzy white quartz; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand. 10.49 kg, 32.2 cm wide including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.