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LOT 1878
Natural History - Historic Bornite Mineral Specimen
3 1/4 in. (401 grams, 84 mm).
With brown iridescence to three principal faces. [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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Natural History - Oxynotum Zone Fossil Cluster
Jurassic Period, circa 170 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The matrix set with a montage of ammonites, bivalves and a belemnite. 66 grams, 50 mm
From Tuffley, Gloucestershire, UK. From a Gloucestershire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Sikhote Alin Meteorite
12th February 1947 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
An iron meteorite (chemical group IIAB) with a coarse octahedrite structure. 11.6 grams, 24 mm
From Sikhote-Alin Mountains, Primorye, Russia. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
The Sikhote-Alin meteorite fell during daylight at 10:38 am. local time on 12th February, 1947. Witnesses reported a fireball that was brighter than the sun. It came from about 15 degrees east of north and descended at an angle of 41 degrees. It left a trail of smoke and dust 20 miles long which lingered for several hours. Light and sound of the fall were observed for two hundred miles around the point of impact. -
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Lapis Lazuli Tile Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Of rectangular form with one polished face. 256 grams total, 9 - 11.5 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
