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LOT 2511
Large Natural Raw Malachite Specimen
5 1/8 in. (1.75 kg, 13.1 cm).
Botryoidal specimen showing characteristic banding. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Democratic Republic of Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Fossil Iguanadon Dinosaur Vertebra
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Caudal vertebra with an elongated body. 880 grams, 94 mm
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Group of Twenty [20] Cut and Polished Malachite Eye Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Comprising twenty botryoidal malachite specimens showing 'eye' motifs. 243 grams total, 18-38 mm
From the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
