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LOT 2608
Natural History - 'Australia' Polished Stromatolite Block
JERRINAH FORMATION, CIRCA 2.63 BILLION YEARS B.P.
4 1/8 in. (240 grams, 10.4 cm).
A Neo-Archean stone block polished on one face, showing the various rock formations. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Pilbara, Western Australia.
Ex Australian market.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 2608
Natural History - 'Australia' Polished Stromatolite Block
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising: brown calcite, collection number 321; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 206; agate geode section from Brazil, collection number 57; talc from Tyrol Province, Austria, collection number 136; mounted on a display base; yellow sulphur from Mexico, collection number 73; cut marcasite nodule, collection number 163; calcite from Cirvela, Sinaloa, Mexico, collection number 249; baryte and quartz on chalcosine, collection number 389; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 253. 2.47 kg total, 7.2-11.9 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising small and larger pieces of pink dolomite, some with small pyrite crystals. 765 grams total, 20-40 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: galena from England, collection number 234; fluorite from Blackdene, Durham, collection number 439; hematite, collection number 154; pyrite on galena from Zacatecas, Mexico, collection number 424; hematite from England, collection number 115; galena on chalcopyrite from Chilean Andes, South America, collection number 278; dolomite from Arkansas, USA, collection number 354; specular hematite with quartz from Brazil, collection number 110; chalcopyrite from New Mexico, USA, collection number 377. 549 grams total, 48-99 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. All specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.