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LOT 2497
Natural History - Historic 'Bombay, India' Okenite Mineral Specimen
2 3/4 in. (43.2 grams, 69 mm).
Primarily consisting of a single 'ball' of acicular crystals, the main spherical structure on a white matrix with a number of massive globules, collection number 550, with an old Gregory. Bottley & Lloyd label. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired 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.
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LOT 2497
Natural History - Historic 'Bombay, India' Okenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Al Mahbas Fall Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
An irregular stony meteorite. 183 grams, 74 mm
Found near Al Mahbas, Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Chondrites originated in the asteroid belt where collisions and gravitational perturbations put them into Earth-crossing orbits. Chondrites formed as part of the formation of their parent asteroids approximately 4.56 billion years ago. They also contain material that predates the formation of the solar system, including organic matter and tiny grains that formed around dying stars. -
Natural History - Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
An irregular L4/5 specimen with some fusion crust. 204 grams, 57 mm
UK private collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: ruby from East Africa, collection number 172; orange citrine, collection number 296; aventurine, collection number 306; colourless aquamarine from Minas Gerais, Brazil, collection number 157; blue opal, collection number 141; a cut and polished amethyst slice from Brazil, collection number 360; deep seaweed-green tourmaline from Nigeria, West Africa, collection number 329; turquoise from Cornwall, England, collection number 22; agate from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 198. 53 grams total, 13-55 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
