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LOT 2789
Polished Tourmaline Specimens
1/8 - 3/8 in. (104 grams total, 5-10 mm).
A quantity of irregular, green and black polished tourmaline stones. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co.
(1932-1981) and previously J.R. Gregory & Co. (1898-1932).
Property of a Californian, USA, collector.
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Odessa Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A nickel-iron meteorite fragment, set in a cardboard sleeve. 2.22 grams total, 14 mm
From Odessa, Texas, USA. Acquired from Rod White, UK, 2001. 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.
The Odessa Meteor Crater, southwest of Odessa, Texas, is approximately 5 metres deep and 170 metres in diameter, with its rim rising less than a meter above the surrounding area, with the original crater that formed approximately 20,000 years ago was determined to be much larger. -
Cut and Polished Australian 'Thunder Egg' Agate Geode Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Displaying strong red and orange banding to the centre. 331 grams total, 71-72 mm
From Agate Creek, Australia. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Fossil Teeth
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Each set on a rounded composite matrix. 745 grams total, 10.4-12.1 cm
From Germany. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
