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LOT 2496
Mixed Cornwall and Somerset Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
2 1/2 - 5 in. (3.42 kg total, 6.3-12.6 cm).
Comprising: calcite from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; quartz from Wheal Wrey, St Ive, Cornwall; sphalerite and chalcopyrite from Great South Tolgus, Tarewaste, Cornwall; pyrite from Trevaunance Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; goethite from Barngate Level, Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall; quartz on fluorite from Wheal Mary Ann, Menheniot, Cornwall; goethite and quartz from Cornwall; quartz from Royal Restormel Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall; pyrite from Cornwall. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2496
Mixed Cornwall and Somerset Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Circa 140-120 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £540
The inner surface lined with vibrant dark purple amethyst crystals and an area of brown-orange druzy quartz, the polished edges of the geode displaying vibrant banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 4.14 kg, 20 x 16 x 10 cm, 29 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Large Amethyst and Quartz Crystal Display
Circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,100
An ovoid geode section with large prismatic quartz and light purple amethyst crystals with colour concentrations at the peak of the terminations; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 14.75 kg, 37.5 x 25 x 17 cm, 52 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 110 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Showing distinctive ribbing. 426 grams, 10.4 cm
From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
