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LOT 2550
Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite Group
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (498 grams total, 63-91 mm).
Comprising four cut and polished pebble sections, each containing an ammonite fossil. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Yorkshire coast.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
A large cut and polished section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 224 grams, 20.9 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
Also known as Lapis Lacedaemonius and Porfido Verde Antico, a type of green porphyry quarried in Greece. Spartan basalt is a form of andesite or volcanic rock known today only from a single source in the village of Krokees on the Peloponnese in Greece. In addition, ancient sources mention a quarry of Lapis Lacedaemonius in Taygetus. -
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Polished Quartz and Smokey Quartz Mineral Specimen Group [19]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £23
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Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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