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LOT 0431
Natural History - Historic British Purple Fluorite Crystal Specimen
5 3/8 in. (823 grams, 13.8 cm).
The matrix with well-formed, mainly light-coloured crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cumberland, UK.
Collected in person in 1960.
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 0431
Natural History - Historic British Purple Fluorite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Group
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising recently polished oblate Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 39.1 grams total, 12-14 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 175 grams total, 54-66 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Historic Antimony Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
In a horn-like formation in silvery lustrous grey. 57 grams, 83 mm
From Tsumeb. 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.
