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LOT 2724
Rutilated Quartz Crystal Sphere Mineral Display Specimen
1 3/8 in. (74 grams, 37 mm).
Clear quartz sphere with fine rutile needles, pyrite inclusions, and hematite(?) platelets. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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LOT 2724
Rutilated Quartz Crystal Sphere Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Beetle in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Polished to a slanting pyramidal shape, containing a beetle with two small bubbles at its rear end. 4.88 grams, 35 mm
From Colombia, South America. 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. -
Amethyst Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A cluster of dark purple amethyst crystals. 28 grams, 44 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady. -
Crystal and Mineral Display Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: quartz, selenite, bi-coloured tourmaline, almandine garnet, galena, and others. 357 grams total, 25-41 mm
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.