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LOT 2575
Natural History - Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Specimen Group [100]
1/2 - 1 1/8 in. (896 grams total, 15-30 mm).
Displaying rich purple, red, orange and brown colours. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2575
Natural History - Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic 'Australia' Boulder Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Chocolate-brown matrix with vibrant opal inclusions, collection number 411. 47.4 grams, 43 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 - Historic 'Beckermet Mine, Cumbria' Spectacular Fluorite on Hematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Displaying perfect pale blue fluorite cubes on a hematite matrix with some quartz present, collection number 574; paid £60.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with a label. 100 grams, 76 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 - Mixed Historic Fossils
Mainly Jurassic Period, circa 201-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
An interesting mixed group comprising ammonites, a rib, an antler, petrified wood and others. 1.71 kg total, 2.5-15.5 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.
