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LOT 2279
Large Group of One Hundred [100] Amethyst Crystal Sections
5/8 - 2 in. (1.74 kg total, 17-49 mm).
Comprising one hundred irregular geode sections with prismatic amethyst crystals. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2279
Large Group of One Hundred [100] Amethyst Crystal Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Cretaceous Period, circa 80 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An oval pebble cut in half and polished to a high degree with a small crystal-lined cavity on one side. 315 grams total, 80-81 mm
From Beachy Head, Sussex, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Fossil Shrimp in Matrix Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
Comprising three matrices, one with a single specimen, one with two, and the third matrix with two complete and one partial specimen. 475 grams total, 6.6-10 cm
From Colarado, USA. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
