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LOT 2865
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
1 - 1 7/8 in. (1.1 kg total, 26-48 mm).
Comprising variously sized cut sections, each with small dark purple to lavender-coloured amethyst crystals. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2865
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a cut and polished agate slice from Brazil, collection number 35; brown calcite from Brazil, collection number 109; septarian nodule section from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 216; aurichalcite, collection number 365; lepidolite, collection number 544; phantom calcite from Mexico, collection number 209; calcite from Riesengebirge, collection number 481; rutilated quartz from South Africa, collection number 291; baryte from Winster, Derbyshire, England, collection number 174. 989 grams total, 56-78 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Kop Krom Mine, Kop Daglari, Turkey' Kammererite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Featuring small crystals on a dark grey matrix, collection number 547; purchased for £32.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. 75.2 grams, 47 mm
Acquired 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. -
Natural History - Fossil Otarion Trilobite
Middle Devonian Period, circa 380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Otarion sp. showing the characteristic high-stalked eyes and elongated spines. 70 grams, 59 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
