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LOT 2816
Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens
1 5/8 - 5 in. (3.34 kg total including box, 4.2-12.5 cm).
A boxed group of specimens comprising: two geode sections with amethyst, two pyrite specimens, one from Huanuco, Peru; a polished agate half showing 'fortress' type banding; a large smoky quartz crystal; two phantom amethyst crystal slices, one with an old label on the reverse; amazonite; sodalite; petrified wood; quartz, and others. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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![Group of Six [6] Large Cut, Polished and Felt-Backed Agate Coasters](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/251024-s.jpg)
Group of Six [6] Large Cut, Polished and Felt-Backed Agate Coasters
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A graduated set of highly polished slices, each showing brown to beige banding, four showing nearly straight colour bands. 865 grams total, 11-13.8 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
![Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens](https://timelineauctions.com/upload/images/items/small/250981-s.jpg)
Twenty [20] Assorted Mixed Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A boxed group of specimens comprising: two geode sections with amethyst, two pyrite specimens, one from Huanuco, Peru; a polished agate half showing 'fortress' type banding; a large smoky quartz crystal; two phantom amethyst crystal slices, one with an old label on the reverse; amazonite; sodalite; petrified wood; quartz, and others. 3.34 kg total including box, 4.2-12.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fly in Polished Amber
Pliocene Epoch, 5.33-2.58 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
A cylindrical section of honey-coloured amber containing a small fly to one side. 1.29 grams, 15 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.
