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LOT 2516
Large Sodalite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
2 - 3 5/8 in. (3.74 kg total, 50-92 mm).
Comprising twenty irregular unpolished specimens. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Mineral and Fossil Impression Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising amethyst, a negative impression of an ammonite, and a quartz specimen with an accessory mineral. 248 grams total, 44-63 mm
From 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. -
Polished Copal with Insects Group
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising three cut and polished copal specimens, each with small insect and other inclusions. 10.19 grams total, 32-44 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
'Settlingstones Mine' Barite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A layered specimen of white barite crystals. 864 grams, 14.5 cm
From Settlinstones Mine, Newbrough, Northumberland, UK. De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)