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LOT 2696
Natural History - Grade A Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [3]
4 3/8 - 4 3/4 in. (257 grams total, 11.1-12 cm).
Each transparent and showing attractive banding. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2696
Natural History - Grade A Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonites
Jurassic Period, Toarcian Stage, circa 180 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The irregular matrix showing multiple specimens, possibly Eleganticeras sp. 810 grams, 14.8 cm
Found Whitby Dac, UK. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: a cut sample of chrysoprase from Australia, collection number 383; bornite from North Transvaal, North Africa, collection number 215; yellow calcite from Libya, collection number 361; a cut geode half from Brazil, collection number 112; a cut calcite slice from Malta, collection number 80; green actinolite from near St Moritz, Switzerland, collection number 359; a large rose quartz specimen from Brazil, collection number 64; agate geode section, collection number 385; actinolite from near St Moritz, Switzerland, collection number 359. 2.8 kg total, 5.1-13 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. Five specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Kirgiz, Russia' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Displaying excellent crystal formations, collection number 434; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £25.00 in the 1980s. 116 grams, 68 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.
