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LOT 1766
Natural History - Boxed Fluorite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
3 1/2 in. (275 grams, 90 mm).
The lilac crystals on a white stone matrix; old inked collection number 'S188' to base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Boxed Historic Stilbite Crystal Display Specimen on Matrix
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
With salmon-coloured stilbite crystals with fluoraphyllite(?). 75 grams, 62 mm
Ex Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory -
Natural History - Very Large British Cardinia Fossil Bivalve Multi Display
Jurassic Period, circa 201-202 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
A plate of natural, unpolished Cardinia sp. fossil bivalves from the Frodingham formation; accompanied by a display stand. 17.7 kg total, 50 cm
From the exhausted Coningsby Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK. -
Natural History - Green and Orange Cut and Polished Agate Geode Slice Collection [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
With attractive banding of green, white and orange banding; two with small central cavity filled with quartz crystals. 691 grams total, 10.3-12.2 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).