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LOT 2283
Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [50]
1 - 1 1/2 in. (1.28 kg total, 25-37 mm).
A collection of single and multiple crystals, mostly clear to white in colour. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Yellow and Green Iceland Spar Mineral Specimen Group [13]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising thirteen parallelepiped specimens displaying birefringence, nine in specimen boxes. 249 grams total, 20-27 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Pleistocene Period, 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 191 grams, 56 cm
Ex West country, UK, collection, 1990s onwards.
The mammoth lineage branched from the Asian elephant around 6 million years ago, and later on the Woolly Mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius, evolved in eastern Siberia. Woolly mammoths, being slightly smaller than living African elephants, were foragers and ate grass, as well as small, nutritious flowering plants that flourished in the environment where they lived. They may also have used their curved tusks to dig through snow and eat plants that other foragers were unable to reach. -
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Specimen Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising large geode sections lined with lavender and dark purple coloured amethyst crystals. 1.78 kg total, 7.8-13.5 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.