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LOT 2373
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
1 3/8 - 3 7/8 in. (923 grams total, 36-98 mm).
Comprising: azurite from Milpillas, Cananea District, Sonora, Mexico; amethyst from Namibia; chalcedony from USA; barytes and cerussite from Brandy Bottle Mine, Arkengarthdale, Yorkshire; baryte from Barrass End Mine, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; stibnite from Huaan, China; cavansite from Poona, India; hemimorphite from Millclose Mine, Darley Dale, Derbyshire; quartz with minor sulphides from Huanon, Peru; descloizite from Berg Aukas, South West Africa. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
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White Quartz Crystal Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £650
A polished geode section with large prismatic quartz crystals in flower-like radiating clusters; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 16.4 kg, 30 x 34 x 23 cm, 35 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
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. -
Fossil Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 444-439 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
On a rectangular matrix, showing good detail on the carapace. 68 grams, 52 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
