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LOT 0443
Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
10 5/8 x 7 7/8 x 4 in. (5.68 kg, 27 x 20 x 10 cm).
The outer layer of green celadonite beautifully polished, the interior with dark purple prismatic amethyst crystals, and at the top, an aggregate of white rhombohedral calcite crystals; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0443
Polished Amethyst Crystal Geode Display with Calcite
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
With thick agate borders and an interior window revealing pink druzy coating over nascent stalactites; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.88 kg, 17.5 x 17 x 8 cm, 24 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Fossil Hollardops Trilobite on Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Showing good detail to the body and spines, on a matrix. 278 grams, 95 mm
From Morocco. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
