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LOT 2185
Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Display Specimen
3 1/2 in. (244 grams, 90 mm).
Comprising a cluster of well-formed radiating prismatic crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
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From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished on one side to show the dark brown banding with a central 'lava-like' dark red banding radiating from a small quartz filed cavity. 753 grams, 20 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Large Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising ten rounded rose-like formations of flattened, radiating crystals. 962 grams total, 53-67 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).