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LOT 2537
Natural History - Fossil Ginko Leaf
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, 359-299 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 7/8 in. (88 grams, 73 mm).
The light-coloured specimen on an irregular matrix. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Large Quantity of Polished Green Tourmaline Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The colour ranging from light to dark green. 516 grams total, 4-15 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: stibnite from Brazil, collection number 5; phyllite from England, collection number 181; galena from Cumbria, England, collection number 3; amphibole, collection number 170; calcite from Yorkshire, England, collection number 52; a banded stone from Iraq; bornite from Galway, Ireland, collection number 2; limestone from Cornwall, England, collection number 452; calcite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 316. 583 grams total, 21-80 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Pyrite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying excellent striated faces giving a mirror type effect, collection number 382. 231 grams, 81 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.
