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LOT 2048
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite & Quartz on Sphalerite
2 7/8 in. (169 grams, 74 mm).
The sphalerite matrix with prismatic quartz crystals and pyritohedral pyrite crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Polished to an oval-shape with insect and other inclusions. 0.79 grams, 20 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cut and polished from a single fossiliferous block and each side set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 3.4 kg total, 15.3 cm high each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished honey-coloured amber with several small insect and other inclusions. 3.2 grams, 37 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
