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LOT 2032
Natural History - Boxed Historic Stilbite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
2 in. (45 grams, 50 mm).
With two larger white crystals formation amidst smaller crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2032
Natural History - Boxed Historic Stilbite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Of various sizes, the colours varying from lavender to dark purple. 639 grams total, 25-47 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Sphalerite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising black euhedral crystals on a contrasting matrix. 148 grams, 70 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - 'Australian' Polished Stromatolite Chert Slice
Jeerinah Formation, circa 2.7 billion years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Proterozoic with typical veins in cream, russet, brown and grey, with an identification label to one end. 549 grams, 23 cm
Fropm Pilbara, Western Australia. Ex Australian natural history market. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.