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LOT 2799
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Display Group [6]
2 1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (1.41 kg total, 58-80 mm).
Comprising six specimens composed of small, well-formed crystals. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2799
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Display Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - 'El Chayal, Guatemala' Obsidian Block
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Irregular block with label to one face 'Obsidian / El Chaya / Guatemala' and old information card. 220 grams, 68 mm
From El Chayal, Guatemala. Ex UK collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a location information card. -
Natural History - Angrite NWA 2999 Meteorite Slice
Found 2004 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
An irregular section of angrite meteorite recorded as: Northwest Africa 2999; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 2999' to one side. 1.73 grams, 20 mm (28.4 grams total, 84 x 59 mm including case)
From the Sahara Desert, North West Africa. Ex Hupé collection, U.S.A. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This specimen fragment formed part of a group of twelve individual dark brown stones totalling 392 grams, each with a thin fusion crust, that were acquired by G. Hupé in August 2004 in Tagounite. -
Natural History - Fossil Shrimp
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Carpopenaeus sp. on a rectangular matrix. 113 grams, 10 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
