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LOT 2016
Natural History - Historic Asbestos Mineral Specimen
2 1/4 in. (146 grams total, 59 mm).
Comprising a cut section with white fibrous crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 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 2016
Natural History - Historic Asbestos Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Cut & Polished Banded Fluorite Healing Wand
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Of hexagonal form, displaying green, purple and translucent bands, some rainbow reflections; repaired. 50 grams, 72 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Small grey calcite crystals with yellow; possibly cadmian smithsonite pseudomorph after dolomite from the Philadelphia Mine, Rush, Arkansas, USA. 68 grams, 65 mm
Collected in person in 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 - Mastodon Tusk Carving
Pliocene Period, circa 5.2-2.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
With a later carving of a face with exaggerated details. 48 grams, 10 cm
From Island of Java. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.