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LOT 1787
Natural History - Historic Arsenopyrite Crystal Formation
2 1/4 in. (125 grams, 57 mm).
With dense clusters of stubby prismatic crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cornwall, UK.
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.
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LOT 1787
Natural History - Historic Arsenopyrite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Historic Mica Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a stalactitic structure of brown mica sheets. 200 grams, 10.8 cm
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. -
Natural History - 'English' Belemnite Group
Jurassic Period, circa 200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Nanobelus sp. of various sizes from Frodingham Ironstone, prepared and varnished. 1.29 kg, 23.5 cm
From Conesby Quarry, near Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, UK, 1980s. Ex Old English collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur and Otodus Shark Tooth on Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
The group comprising an Otodus obliquus tooth and a Prognathodon sp. tooth on individual matrices. 958 grams total, 9.4-11.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.