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LOT 2725
Natural History - Grade A Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [3]
4 3/4 - 5 3/4 in. (358 grams total, 12-14.5 cm).
Each displaying quartz crystal filled internal cavity, in enhanced blue colour. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2725
Natural History - Grade A Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic 'Deccan, India' Stilbite on Heulandite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising pink heulendite crystals with a flower-shaped formation of white stilbite crystals, collection number 369, with an old Leolites India letter. 264 grams, 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Arkansas, USA' Wavellite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Displaying apple-green and silver-green colours and characteristic fibrous, radiating structure, collection number 240, with an old James Walker invoice dated 1977. 71 grams, 51 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 - Historic Fossil Fern Leaves in Matrix
Carboniferous Period, 358-298 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An amorphous matrix containing several Alethopteris sp. specimens. 656 grams, 26 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 identification card.