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LOT 2269
Natural History - Polished Banded Agate Pebble Group [50]
1 1/4 - 2 in. (1.3 kg total, 31-49 mm).
Banding displaying a variety of colours, some containing quartz crystals. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2269
Natural History - Polished Banded Agate Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
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Natural History - Historic Micaceous Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
The large nugget with metallic lustre; supplied in a display box. 235 grams total, 58 mm
From Great Rock mine, Devon, UK. Collected in person in 1964. 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.
The mineral was an important ingredient in the rust-resistant paint used on Royal Navy ships and bridges. Shiny ore has also been used in glaze for pottery, decorative bricks and tiles giving it a sparkly finish. -
Natural History - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Phacops speculator specimen on a matrix. 113 grams, 68 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Massive Freeform Malachite Boulder
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With a large botryoidal formation. 3.2 kg, 16.5 cm
From Democratic Republic of the Congo. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
