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LOT 2137
Natural History - Boxed Historic Sphalerite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
3 3/8 in. (405 grams, 86 mm).
The bifacial matrix comprising mainly anhedral sphalerite crystals with opaque quartz crystals and some small pyrite crystals; inked collection number 'S13' to one side. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory
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LOT 2137
Natural History - Boxed Historic Sphalerite with Quartz 'Paper Weight' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: sphalerite; barite from Zambia; cassiterite; two samples of felspar pyromorphite; psilomelane dendrite; botryoidal haematite; Blue-John from Derbyshire; native silver; and a lava bomb from Eyjafjallajökull, Iceland. 782 grams total, 30-96 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. 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 - Fossil Speculator Trilobite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Phacops speculator specimen on a matrix. 113 grams, 68 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
Over 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Containing several insects and other inclusions. 39 grams, 16.5 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
