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LOT 1938
Natural History - Historic Canadian Silver Ore Specimen
2 1/2 in. (153 grams, 59 mm).
Displaying characteristic pinkish 'cobalt bloom'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ontario, Canada.
Collected in person in 1963.
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 - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
Carboniferous Period, circa 325 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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From Westport, County Mayo, Ireland. Ex English collection. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a typed and encapsulated identification card. -
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Natural History - Blue Quartz Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Opened to reveal the rich small quartz deposits inside; in enhanced blue colour. 182 grams total, 62 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cristobalite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
The white crystals on haematite and quartz. 157 grams, 84 mm
From Mexico. Collected in person in 1970. 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.
