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LOT 2471
Polished Amber with Midges
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/2 in. (3.5 grams , 37 mm).
Orange translucent amber with a pair of Diptera inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Norfolk, UK, collection.
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Large Group of One Hundred [100] Amethyst Crystal Sections
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising mainly irregular geode sections with prismatic amethyst crystals. 2.19 kg total, 21-66 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
British Unidentified Fossil Fish in Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 419-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
On a curving matrix and showing good detail, especially on the scales. 557 grams, 21.2 cm
From Cheddar, Somerset, UK. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
Rose Quartz Fragments
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Large quantity of pale pink rose quartz chips. 556 grams total, 1-35 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
