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LOT 2843
Mixed Cut Gemstone Collection
3 1/2 x 3 1/2 in. (89 grams total, 90 x 90 mm including case).
A collection of translucent facetted gemstones in different cuts and sizes, including amethyst, lapis lazuli, garnet, aquamarine and peridot; contained in a display case. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s.
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CV3 Carbonaceous Chondrite Cut and Polished Meteorite Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A cut and polished section of Sueilila 003 chondrite showing large chondrules and small CAIs in dark iron-rich matrix. 21.5 grams, 60 mm
Found Rio de Oro, Western Sahara, North Africa. Ex The Meterorite Market, Port Townsend, W.A., USA.; acquired August 2016. From the private collection of a Leicestershire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a 'The Meterorite Market' dealer card and in a Swiss membrane box. -
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A cluster of white quartz crystals with two amethyst finials containing hematite platelets. 83 grams, 60 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Large Cave Stalagmite Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A colossal cut section of cream-coloured stalagmite showing natural ripples. 66.7 kg, 90 cm
Previously from a Hong Kong collection. Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, 1990s.
A stalagmite, is an upward-growing mound of mineral deposits growing on the floor of a cave due to accumulation of material deposited from ceiling drippings. They are typically formed by the deposition of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which is precipitated from mineralised water solutions. Limestone is the chief form of calcium carbonate rock which is dissolved by water that contains carbon dioxide, forming a calcium bicarbonate solution in underground caverns.
