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LOT 2830
Spectacular Quartz Crystal Display Piece
4 3/8 in. (233 grams, 11.2 cm).
An interesting formation with variously sized white and clear prismatic quartz crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Iridescent Pyrite with Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
An irregular host rock with micro crystals of pyrite and calcite producing an attractive display of colours. 43 grams, 53 mm
From Abbeyton Quarry, Ballysadare, County Sligo, Ireland, October 1998. 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. -
Cut and Polished Cleoniceras Fossil Ammonite Pair
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Each side showing crystallisation within the gas chambers. 380 grams total, 12.6-12.7 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
![Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [100]](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/227886-s.jpg)
Desert Rose Gypsum Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising flattened crystals fanning open in radiating clusters. 450 grams total, 16-28 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
