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LOT 2137
Natural History - Boxed Historic Sphalerite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
3 3/8 in. (405 grams, 86 mm).
The bifacial matrix comprising mainly anhedral sphalerite crystals with opaque quartz crystals and some small pyrite crystals; inked collection number 'S13' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory
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LOT 2137
Natural History - Boxed Historic Sphalerite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Two Packets of Rose Quartz Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £10
Comprising unpolished pebbles in labelled bags. 822 grams total, 31-42 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Deer Antler Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 1.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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From the Alachua Formation, Taylor County, Florida, USA. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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