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LOT 1977
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
2 3/8 in. (124 grams, 62 mm).
With many rounded segments. [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 1977
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Boxed Mixed Mineral Collection [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Each in a labelled specimen tray, comprising: chrysocolla, tourmaline, kyanite, ulexite, bornite, orpiment, rubellite, optical calcite, calcite, sulphur, white calcite and realgar. 147 grams total, 23-31 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Kernite over Quartz Mineral Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a mass of quartz with prismatic white crystals penetrating through a carpet of small dark crystals with iron deposits. 176 grams, 78 mm
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 - Extinct Fossil Shark and Other Tooth Collection
Cretaceous-Eocene Period, 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising specimens of different sizes, including examples retaining some or most of the root, enamel and/or serration. 940 grams total, 5-32 mm
Acquired 1990s-early 2000s. East Anglian private collection.
