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LOT 3079
Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
3/4 - 4 1/4 in. (655 grams total, 1.8-10.6 mm).
Comprising: garnet, malachite from Chuquicamata, Chile; azurite from Durango with an inked collection number '1176', brown calcite, 'sputnik' aragonite, and others. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of Mr Carlos Bahamonde, Manchester, UK.
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LOT 3079
Mineral and Crystal Specimen Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Fossil Dactylioceras Ammonite Group
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Two rounded pebbles, the left specimen Dactylioceras tenuicostatum, the one on the right Dactylioceras commune or athleticum. 789 grams total, 88-95 mm
From Sussex, UK. The present part of the collection was gifted to their good friend and Haselmere Parish Priest, Charles Borelli (c.1914-2000) of Farnham, who was part of the Borelli family from Italy who emigrated from Lake Como in 1828 to set up the Borelli family watch and jewellery business; thence by family descent to his nephew. -
Agate Geode Display with Quartz Crystals
Estimate: £450 - 650 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £243
A rounded geode section with highly polished borders showing white and brown banding, internal cavity lined with botryoidal formation covered with druzy quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 3.7 kg total, 28 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
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Turquoise 'Cookie Monster' Agate Slice
Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Polished and dyed slice with a fanciful image at the centre, viewable from both sides. 62 grams, 74 mm
From Brazil. Property of a Bristol, UK, gentleman collector.
