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LOT 2828
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
1 1/2 - 3 1/2 in. (571 grams total, 39-88 mm).
Comprising: muscovite and quartz vein from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 222; quartz rosette, collection number 293; specular hematite from West Cumbria, England, collection number 370; bornite from Mexico, collection number 43; rose quartz from Minais Gerais, Brazil, collection number 412; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 13; rose quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 205; diorite from England, collection number 185; chalcopyrite in baryte from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 237. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2828
Natural History - Historic Collection of Mineral Specimens
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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