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LOT 1809
Natural History - Desert Rose Specimen Group
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (518 grams total, 13-31 mm).
A group of 100 'Desert Rose' crystalline gypsum specimens with sand grain inclusions, mostly of single spheroid form, showing the crystal plate structure to advantage. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Thunder Egg Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
A cut and polished 'thunder egg' geode half. 69 grams, 55 mm
From Madagascar. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
Natural History - Very Large Quartz Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of three very large quartz crystal specimens, each with one pointed terminal. 1.36 kg total, 11.3-13 cm
From Brazil. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
A group of ten pink dolomite specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray and labelled 'Touissite Morocco'. 405 grams total, 38-59 mm
From Touissite, Morocco, North Africa. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
