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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 - Fossil Brittle Star Group
Ordovician Period, 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of three brittle stars Ophiuroidea sp. on a matrix. 307 grams total, 68-90 mm
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. From an old German collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
A group of five fossil bird bones. 25 grams total, 26-39 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, U.S.A. Acquired in the 1980s. From an old Bristol, UK, paleontological collection. -
Natural History - Polished Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A mixed group of 100 polished mineral 'pebbles'. 1 kg total, 20-34 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
