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LOT 2513
Natural History - Boxed Nailhead Calcite Mineral Specimen
1 7/8 in. (65 grams, 48 mm).
A cluster comprising crystals with flat pyramidal termination; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom U.S.A.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2513
Natural History - Boxed Nailhead Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Display Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six specimens composed of small, well-formed crystals. 1.41 kg total, 58-80 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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.