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LOT 1757
Natural History - Desert Rose Specimen Group [100]
5/8 - 1 1/4 in. (490 grams total, 15-32 mm).
Comprising mainly roughly spherical selenite crystal clusters. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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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. -
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Natural History - Polished Aventurine Quartz Crystal Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Of irregular sizes and shapes in light and darker green colour. 689 grams total, 23-32 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic British Purple Fluorite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The matrix with well-formed, mainly light-coloured crystals. 823 grams, 13.8 cm
From Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1960. 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.
