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LOT 2437
Polished Copal Specimens with Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 5/8 - 1 3/4 in. (9 grams total, 41-44 mm).
Comprising two cut and polished copal specimens, each with small insect and other inclusions. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: a dodecahedral almandine garnet crystal from Cap Andrahomana, Ranopiso, Tulear Province, Madagascar; cerussite/baryte from Mibladen, Morocco; vibrant red-orange crocoite crystals from Red Lead Mine, Dundas, Tasmania, Australia; gypsum with selenite from Australia; celestine from Yate, near Bristol, Co Avon; uvite with dravite from Bushfarm, St Lawrence County, New York, USA; chalcopyrite from Hingston Down Quarry, Calstock, Cornwall; galena from Sweetwater Mine, Missouri, USA; atacamite from Australia; vanadinite from Miblaben, Morocco. 963 grams total, 44-77 mm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Iridescent Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A naturally iridescent Cleoniceras besairiei ammonite. 470 grams, 13 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Cathedral Geode Half with Amethyst and Calcite Crystals
Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
The cathedral lined with large deep purple amethyst crystals, white dog tooth calcite crystals emerging from the left corner; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 17.35 kg, 35 cm
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady.
