Natural History - Historic Copper Plated on Iron Rail Mineral Specimen

3 3/8 in. (34 grams total, 84 mm).

Comprising small crystals on a host. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Nchanga, Zimbabwe.
Collected in person in 1964.
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.

CONDITION

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LOT 1808