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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 - Fossil Pine Cone
Eocene Period, circa 55-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen; supplied in a carboard specimen tray. 21.4 grams, 50 mm
From the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
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Natural History - Group of Large Lilac Mica Mineral Samples [14]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Comprising variously sized and shaped examples. 866 grams total, 43-88 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The specimen showing the internal chambers and a small internal cavity with a quartz crystal. 610 grams total, 14.5 cm each
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
