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LOT 1808
Natural History - Very Large Amethyst Crystal Group
2 7/8 - 3 1/8 in. (1.3 kg total, 73-79 mm).
A group of six large freestanding amethyst crystals with polished faces. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Mammoth Fossil Tusk Section
Pleistocene Period, circa 40,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A Mammoth primigenius tusk section of mainly gold, brown colouring and with some attractive patterning. 82 grams, 19 cm
From the North Sea. From an old Bristol, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large Meteoritic Tektite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A group of ten large tektite meteoric glass, melted terrestrial rock splashed from an impact crater, most roughly ovoid in shape. 850 grams total, 41-52 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
Tektites are lumps of black or dark grey natural glass produced from melted crustal rocks that are caused by large hypervelocity meteorite impacts on sediments. -
Natural History - Cut Unpolished Malachite Crystal Slice Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
A group of three unpolished cut malachite slices. 442 grams total, 16.2-17 cm
From D.R. Congo. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
