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LOT 2838
Natural History - 'Gem & Rock Centre, Zimbabwe' Mineral Specimen Sample Collection
5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (300 grams total, 15 x 12 cm including box).
Supplied in the original box with typed label, comprising: calcrete, serpentine, yellow fluorspar, banded jasper, pink dolomite, rainbow jasper, pyrite, rose quartz, lipidolite, unakite, paisley agate, coral jasper, aventuring, yellow fire jasper; grey granite, carnelian, zebra jasper, white quartz silica, petrified wood and pink limestone. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
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LOT 2838
Natural History - 'Gem & Rock Centre, Zimbabwe' Mineral Specimen Sample Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
