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Lot 302

A collection of Scottish garnets, unmounted together with crystal specimen

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14 – 15 October 2021, 14:00 BST
Edinburgh

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A collection of Scottish garnets, unmounted together with crystal specimen

Comprising: five circular-cut and one oval-cut, orange-red, largest weighing approximately 0.45ct; and a quantity of rough crystals of varying sizes (qty)

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Provenance:
The Collection of Dr James Gordon Todd 1951-2018

The pyrope garnets from Elie Ness, Fife. Known as 'Elie Rubies'.
The two almandine & pyrope examples from Loch Beag, Kinloch Hourn, Lochalsh

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Please note this lot is to include a quantity of small Zicron crystal fragments.

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