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LOT 2444
Lebanese Fossil Sapindopsis Plant Leaf
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 145-66 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (532 grams, 14.6 cm).
Comprising four joined leaves from an extinct genus Sapindopsis, related to modern Platanaceae family.
ProvenanceEx Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Calcite Stalagmite Fragment
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A large section of white stalagmite displaying natural rippling. 7.28 kg, 47 cm
Ex West Country, UK, collection, 1990s. -
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Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Obelisk Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising three small obelisks in vibrant purple colour. 59 grams total, 47-52 mm
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Quartz Crystal and Amethyst Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: a geode section with amethyst and quartz crystals; cluster of prismatic quartz crystals, some transparent. 743 grams total, 7.8-12.3 cm
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.
