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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 - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions. 23 grams total, 19-34 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Mixed Natural History Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: two sea urchins, corals, a shark tooth, a replica trilobite and ammonite, and others. 388 grams total, 2.7-10.6 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. -
Natural History - Angrite NWA 2999 Meteorite Slice
Found 2004 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
An irregular section of angrite meteorite recorded as: Northwest Africa 2999; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 2999' to one side. 1.73 grams, 20 mm (28.4 grams total, 84 x 59 mm including case)
From the Sahara Desert, North West Africa. Ex Hupé collection, U.S.A. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
This specimen fragment formed part of a group of twelve individual dark brown stones totalling 392 grams, each with a thin fusion crust, that were acquired by G. Hupé in August 2004 in Tagounite.
