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LOT 1720
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group
2 1/2 - 4 3/4 in. (1.9 kg total, 6.3-12 cm).
A group of ten amethyst geode sections displaying dark purple crystals of varying size. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A pair of cut and polished fossil ammonite halves, each displaying the gas chambers; possibly Cleoniceras sp. 405 grams total, 11.9 cm wide each
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - British Specularite with Quartz Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of ten specimens of specularite with quartz; each held in a white card collector's tray and accompanied by a typed identification label reading 'Cumbria, UK'. 273 grams total, 25-41 mm
From Cumbria, UK. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Wood Slice
Miocene Period, circa 20 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A polished fossil tropical hardwood slice section displaying natural bark, with one end polished to reveal the inner wood detail. 508 grams, 19 cm
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