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LOT 1962
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [100]
3/8 - 1 1/8 in. (232 grams total, 12-30 mm).
Displaying attractive banding, the colouring varying from light to dark purple. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1962
Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £17
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star
Ordovician Period, circa 485.4-443.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Ophiuroidea sp. on an irregular matrix. 416 grams, 14.5 cm
From El Kaid, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Blue Calcite Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising a range of sizes of light blue specimens. 795 grams total, 17-33 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Azurite on Malachite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
The specimen with dark green tabular malachite with clusters of deep-blue tabular azurite crystals. 288 grams, 10 cm
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.