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LOT 2467
Mixed English and Spanish Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
1 5/8 - 4 1/2 in. (2.7 kg total, 4.2-11.5 cm).
Comprising: goethite from Wheal Drea, Botallack, St Just, Cornwall; pyromorphite from Driggith Mine, Cadbeck, Cumbria; green fluorite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; goethite from Wheal Castle, Kenidjack Valley, St Just, Cornwall; aragonite from Los Molinillos-La Vacariza, Minglanilla, Cuenca, Castilla La Mancha, Spain; prismatic quartz from Wheal Jane, Kea, Cornwall; galena and fluorite from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, Durham; fluorite and Baryte from Milldam Mine, Great Hucklow, Derbyshire; ferberite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; ferberite from Wheal Gorland, Gwennap, Cornwall; goethite from Barngate Level, Restormel Royal Iron Mine, Lostwithiel, Cornwall. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2467
Mixed English and Spanish Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Massive Cave Stalagmite Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: vibrant green dioptase from Tsumeb, Namibia; gypsum desert rose from Tunisia; Prehenite from Poona, India; dolomite from Peru; spray-like formation of scolceite from Poona, India; blue azurite from the Democratic Republic of Congo; amethyst from Brazil; stellerite from Rudni, Kusteni Oblast, Kazakhstan; Wolframite from Carrock Mine, Mungrisdale, Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; thomsonite, chabazite, stilbite and stellerite from Moonen Bay, Isle of Skye. 1 kg total, 25-83 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
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Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Cluster Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
A cut section of beautifully layered amethyst crystals with orange druse, polished stalactite formations on the field formed of green celadonite, red-brown agate and white quartz; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 10 kg total, 53 cm high including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
