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LOT 2429
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Paper Weight
3 1/4 in. (475 grams, 83 mm).
Comprising a large mass of large and small crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanaco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2429
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Paper Weight
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 240 grams total, 67-87 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. 296 grams total, 11.2 - 11.5 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising a quantity of clear and opaque specimens, some with multiple points. 1.15 kg total, 29-45 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).