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LOT 2374
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
1 - 4 5/8 in. (1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm).
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
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Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Polished section of a geode lined with large, deep purple amethyst crystals in flower-like formations; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10.65 kg, 26 x 22 x 10 cm, 32 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Great White Shark Tooth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
Showing glossy enamel. 32.1 grams, 73 mm
From the U.S.A. Ex Jack Shaul collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: pseudomalachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo; hematite from Llanharry Mine, Glamorganshire, South Wales; axinite from Peru; baryte from Wapping Mine, Derbyshire; prehnite, stilbite and heulandite from Poona, India; wulfenite from Red Cloyd Mine, USA; analcime from Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire; pyrite from Goat Quarry, Aberdare, Fife, Scotland; gypsum rose from Tunisia; epidote from Iceland. 1.13 kg total, 1.3-10.6 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
