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LOT 2389
Natural History - Two Bags of Amethyst Crystal Chunks
3/4 - 1 3/8 in. (689 grams total, 20-35 mm).
Each labelled bag containing a number of mainly dark purple chunks. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Display
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 1.9 kg, 25 cm high
From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Point Group [15]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising fifteen large prismatic points. 1.09 kg total, 56-81 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Daira Fossil Crab
Miocene Period, Messinian, circa 6.5-5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Beautifully preserved Daira speciosa crab on a matrix showing the distinctive surface granulation of the shell; partial shell of another specimen visible on the lower part of the matrix. 114 grams, 70 mm
From Spain. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The genus is easily recognised by the extreme pustulose nature of the carapace and claws.
