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LOT 1880
Natural History - Caledonia Mine Native Copper Specimen Group
1 5/8 in. (209 grams total, 41 mm each including box).
A group of 13 Caledonia mine native copper specimens, each mounted on foam and held in a white card collector's tray accompanied by an identification label; accompanied by typed labels reading 'Michigan copper ore. Calumet and Helca conglomerate centennial #6 mine Houghton Co., Michigan.' [13, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Caledonia Mine, Ontonagon County, Michigan, USA.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1880
Natural History - Caledonia Mine Native Copper Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Yellow-Brown Calcite Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A group of 50 yellow-brown calcite specimens with waxy lustre. 540 grams total, 25-47 mm
From Mexico. Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Natural Haematite Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
A group of three heavy natural haematite specimens. 1.38 kg total, 67-90 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A fossilised lower jaw section displaying three teeth from Prognathodon sp., a late mosasaur specialised in eating tough shelled prey. 176 grams, 13 cm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection.