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LOT 2719
Tourmaline Crystals on Quartz Mineral Display Specimen
11 3/8 in. (4.7 kg, 29 cm).
Dark green to almost black tourmaline crystals on quartz. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a North West London, UK, lady.
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Large Cave Stalagmite Section
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A stalagmite, is an upward-growing mound of mineral deposits growing on the floor of a cave due to accumulation of material deposited from ceiling drippings. They are typically formed by the deposition of calcium carbonate and other minerals, which is precipitated from mineralised water solutions. Limestone is the chief form of calcium carbonate rock which is dissolved by water that contains carbon dioxide, forming a calcium bicarbonate solution in underground caverns. -
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A group of 100 gypsum mini-desert roses. 190 grams total, 10-24 mm
Fine condition.
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.