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LOT 2120
Natural History - Aragonite Crystal Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (708 grams total, 18-34 mm).
Comprising clusters containing brown hexagonal twin crystals. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Boxed Polished Malachite Section Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Each cut and polished to reveal the attractive veins of the stone; each supplied in a labelled cardboard specimen tray. 297 grams total, 35-47 mm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of variously-sized crystals; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 90 grams, 43 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - White Pecopteris Fern Specimen Group
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Five Pecopteris sp. fern specimens on irregular matrices 3.04 kg total, 15-25 cm
From St. Clair, Pennsylvania, USA. Acquired during the 1980s. From the Pradi Collection, Boston, USA.
These fern fossils are very common from coal mining areas around the world. However, it is the unique state of preservation of the white on the black shale that gives the St. Clair ferns their beauty and rarity. This combination is not found anywhere else in the world.
