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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 'Bombay, India' Okenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Primarily consisting of a single 'ball' of acicular crystals, the main spherical structure on a white matrix with a number of massive globules, collection number 550, with an old Gregory. Bottley & Lloyd label. 43.2 grams, 69 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 Agadir Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-66 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A freestanding Mellitella sp. ammonite showing well preserved ribs, information sticker to the base. 923 grams, 11.8 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Murcia, Spain' Fluorite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
With dark crystal formation, collection number 414. 80 grams, 61 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 and an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label.
