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LOT 2190
Natural History - Historic Cerussite Crystal Specimen Group
1 1/2 - 1 5/8 in. (44 grams total, 39-43 mm).
Comprising two matrices with white cerussite crystals. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 2190
Natural History - Historic Cerussite Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
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Natural History - Historic Wolfenite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The tabular orange crystals on a matrix; supplied in a display box. 64 grams total, 40 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 - Complete Fossil Ammonite
Jurassic Period, 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Perisphinctes sp. with much of the original shell material remaining, in old white card tray with old label reading: 'AMMONITE Perisphinctes sp., Mid Jurassic Age (approx. 170 million years old), Madagascar'. 175 grams, 70 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Freestanding and showing internal structure. 702 grams, 13.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
