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LOT 2181
Natural History - A Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Grains
1/8 - 5/8 in. (4.3 kg total, 1-16 mm).
The grains ranging in size, in light pink colour. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2181
Natural History - A Large Quantity of Rose Quartz Crystal Grains
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: four native copper specimens; bornite specimens with mainly brown and blue iridescence; azurite; coprite on matrix; a section of petrified wood; a drilled calcite core; a yellow calcite specimen and a polished agate egg with a stand. 1.24 kg total, 3.4-11 cm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of variously-sized crystals; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 90 grams, 43 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Megalodon Giant Shark Fossil Tooth
Pliocene Period, 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Carcharocles megalodon displaying some good polished enamel. 160 grams, 10.7 cm
From Florida, USA. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.
