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LOT 0438
White Quartz Crystal Display
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, CIRCA 120-140 MILLION YEARS B.P.
11 3/4 x 13 3/8 x 9, 13 3/4 in. (16.4 kg, 30 x 34 x 23 cm, 35 cm including stand).
A polished geode section with large prismatic quartz crystals in flower-like radiating clusters; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0438
White Quartz Crystal Display
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Mahoumacrinus Fossil Crinoid
Devonian Period, circa 400 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
On a tongue-shaped matrix showing part of the stalk and calyces. 739 grams, 18.7 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: millerite from Agnew Mine, Western Australia; mimetite from Dry Gill Mine, Caldbeck Fell, Cumbria; orange gypsum from Australia; galena from Dundas Extended Mine, Tasmania, Australia; hemimorphite displaying silky lustre from Sila County, Arizona, USA; chrome ore- leopard ore from Limassol, Cyprus; aegirine and feldspar from Mt Molosa, Zomba, Malawi; stibnite from Hunan, China; chabazite on calcite from Moonen Bay, isle of Skye; banalsite from Benallt Mine, Rhiw, Gwynedd, Wales. 1.11 kg total, 2.4-11.8 cm
From the private collection of a Cornish, UK, gentleman. -
Large Fossil Fish on Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Irregular slab of sedimentary rock with partial fossilised skeleton of a fish showing detailed spine, tailfins, and other details. 4.45 kg, 39 cm
Private collection, UK.
