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LOT 2019
Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [10]
2 1/8 - 3 in. (957 grams total, 55-75 mm).
Each displaying banding in various colours and crystal filled cavities. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2019
Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Historic Libya Polished Petrified Wood Specimen
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Cut in an angle to display the internal structure of the tree, bark detailing to the outer faces. 230 grams, 89 mm
From Libya. Collected in person in 1972. 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. -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite & Quartz on Sphalerite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The sphalerite matrix with prismatic quartz crystals and pyritohedral pyrite crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 169 grams, 74 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Vanadinite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising well-formed red-brown prismatic crystals on botryoidal haematite. 59 grams, 45 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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.