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LOT 2613
Historic 'Brazil' Tourmaline Mineral Specimen
2 in. (120 grams, 53 mm).
Black variety with crystals showing striations, collection number 72. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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Boxed Rock Crystal Quartz Display Point Collection [5]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising five clusters, each with multiple clear prismatic crystals. 350 grams total, 50-70 mm
From Minas Gerais, Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK. -
Fossil Woolly Mammoth Rib Bone Section
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
From Mammuthus Primigenius showing curvature and the inside structure. 502 grams, 37.5 cm
From Latton Gravels, Wiltshire, UK. Acquired from Milton Keynes Geological Society in 1999. From the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; with collection no.VM99; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent. -
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Large Quartz Rock Crystal Chunk Group [48]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Comprising variously sized specimens, some translucent. 2.68 kg total, 32-92 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
