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LOT 1834
Natural History - Large Historic Fluorite Crystal Flower Specimen
5 1/8 in. (346 grams total, 13 cm).
The white and lavender-coloured crystals on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1834
Natural History - Large Historic Fluorite Crystal Flower Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four Goniatite sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 2.36 kg, 20 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
A large lacquered cut section mined in Greece, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 574 grams, 23 cm
From Greece. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
Natural History - Labradorite Specimen Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Polished with rounded edges and showing rich colour play on most faces, principally blues and golds. 281 grams total, 67-71 mm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.