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LOT 2463
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Pair
4 - 4 1/4 in. (1.07 kg total, 10.2-10.6 cm).
Spherical geode cut in half to expose the internal cavity filled with dark purple prismatic amethyst crystals and large quartz crystals with goethite(?). [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2463
Natural History - Cut and Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Upper Devonian Period, 419-358 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Mastodon Fossil Tusk Carving
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