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LOT 2860
Natural History - Historic 'Chilean Andes' Silver Mineral Specimen with Some Octahedral Crystals
1 7/8 in. (26 grams, 48 mm).
Showing some octahedral crystals, collection number 277. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2860
Natural History - Historic 'Chilean Andes' Silver Mineral Specimen with Some Octahedral Crystals
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic 'Missouri Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
With creamy yellowish white, ash and blue grey crystals, collection number 107. 422 grams, 90 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Chalcopyrite 'Peacock Ore' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Displaying rich purple, red, orange and brown colours. 896 grams total, 15-30 mm
From Mexico. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
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Natural History - Mosasaur Jaw Section
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
From the lower jaw, displaying two teeth from Prognathodon sp.; repaired. 89 grams, 87 mm
From the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco, North Africa. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
The Mosasaur is an extinct, large marine reptile dinosaur with a snake-like body, long snout and paddle-like limbs. Found worldwide, they competed with other well-known sea predators of the Late Cretaceous, such as plesiosaurs and ichthyosaurs, for food, existing primarily on a diet of ammonoids, cuttlefish and fish.
