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LOT 2462
Large Quartz Crystal Geode Cave
8 1/4 in. (4.7 kg, 21 cm).
An end section of a geode with the inner cavity lined with quartz crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of author and historian Dr DeWitt Bailey, one of the global authorities on the confederate army in the US civil war; thence by descent to his grandson.
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Cut and Polished Green Agate Slice Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising one hundred translucent to opaque slices, some dyed. 725 grams total, 37-82 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth and Fish Bone on Matrix
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A sandstone matrix with a Mosasaur prognathodon tooth an another fossil, likely from a fish. 195 grams, 96 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Specimen Group [20]
Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular geode sections lined with lavender to dark purple amethyst crystals. 1.36 kg total, 40-84 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.