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LOT 0449
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 7/8 x 6 1/4 x 4, 11 3/8 in. (4.14 kg, 20 x 16 x 10 cm, 29 cm including stand).
The inner surface lined with vibrant dark purple amethyst crystals, and an area of brown-orange druze quartz, the polished edges of the geode displaying vibrant banding; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0449
Teardrop-Shaped Amethyst Crystal Geode Display
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Irish Azurite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising vivid blue druzy azurite with green malachite. 163 grams, 79 mm
From Tynagh Mine, Killimor, County Galway, Ireland. From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman. -
Agate Geode Display with Pink Druzy Quartz
Cretaceous Period, circa 120-140 million years B.P.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £450
With thick agate borders and an interior window revealing pink druzy coating over nascent stalactites; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 2.88 kg, 17.5 x 17 x 8 cm, 24 cm including stand
From Artigas, Uruguay. Property of a London lady. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: pseudomalachite from the Democratic Republic of Congo; hematite from Llanharry Mine, Glamorganshire, South Wales; axinite from Peru; baryte from Wapping Mine, Derbyshire; prehnite, stilbite and heulandite from Poona, India; wulfenite from Red Cloyd Mine, USA; analcime from Croft Quarry, Croft, Leicestershire; pyrite from Goat Quarry, Aberdare, Fife, Scotland; gypsum rose from Tunisia; epidote from Iceland. 1.13 kg total, 1.3-10.6 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman.
