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LOT 1869
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (464 grams total, 39-57 mm).
Comprising three samples, one a single octahedral crystal. [3, 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 1869
Natural History - Historic Cassiterite Crystal Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising small nugget-like clusters of small pyrite crystals. 1.09 kg total, 18-38 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Each cut to expose the layered structure, some with cavities filled with small quartz crystals. 1.25 kg total, 44-68 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Douvilleiceras Fossil Ammonite Group
Middle Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising three Douvilleiceras sp. (sometimes known as a Goat Horn) polished to reveal rich calcites and suture patterns. 157 grams total, 45-54 mm
From the North-East Coast of Madagascar in the jungles of Mahajanga. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.