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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
CIRCA 2.7 BILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (57 grams, 60 mm).
With distinctive random dark grey and cream formation with traces of orange-pink within the cream sections. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, UK.
Ex English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
The example on a calcite matrix with small wulfenite(?) crystals. 129 grams, 86 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
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Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Dendritic Opal Mineral Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
Each with at least one cut face showing the fine dendritic formations. 1.62 kg total, 56-96 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Malachite Mineral Formation Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising four samples including one with botryoidal crystals and one with cassiterite. 454 grams total, 49-82 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
