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LOT 2252
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Book End Pair
3 3/8 in. (1.12 kg total, 86-87 mm).
Each cut into a square shape and with dark purple amethyst crystals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2252
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Book End Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Historic Smithsonite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising botryoidal formation of dark brown crystals. 82 grams, 60 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. -
Natural History - Calcite and Hematite on Pyrite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising brown and white scalenohedral calcite crystals on small pyrite crystals with acicular and druzy haematite; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 262 grams, 80 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Deer Antler Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 1.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
From Odocoileus virginianus; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 303 grams total, 10-12.1 cm
From the Alachua Formation, Taylor County, Florida, USA. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
