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LOT 2406
Polished Ammonite Coaster Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 199-145 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 3/4 in. (325 grams total, 12 cm each).
Comprising two composite plates composed of ammonite slices set in resin. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Polished Fossil Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
A pair of polished goniatites showing some internal structure. 138 grams total, 62-65 mm
Found Morocco, North Africa. Property of an Essex gallery. -
Massive Deep Purple Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,250
A large freestanding geode display with polished edges, the interior lined with rich, deep purple amethyst crystals. 177 kg, 63 x 72 x 37 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: adamite from Laurium, Attica, Greece; smithsonite from Silvertop Quarry, Hallbankgate, Cumbria; hemimorphite crystals from Santa Eulalia, Chihuahua, Mexico; dolomite from Arkansas, USA; pyromorphite from Mexico Mine, High Caldbeck Fells, Cumbria; aragonite from Wapping Mine, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire; fluorite and galena from Diana Maria Mine, Forsterly, Weardale, Co Durham; arsenopyrite and scheelite from carrock Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange calcite from Cloud Hill QUarry, Northington, Leicestershire; galena, ankerite, barite calcite and sulphur from West High Cross Vein, Brownley, Nenthead, Cumbria. 1.9 kg total, 1.9-13.1 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
