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LOT 1808
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]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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LOT 1808
Natural History - Historic Copper Plated on Iron Rail Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Fossil Sporadoceras Goniatite Group
Devonian Period, circa 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two freestanding Sporadoceras sp., polished through the shell to reveal the calcite preserved inside and show the dividing gas chambers known as suture patterns where the chambers meet the surface giving a zig-zag pattern. 433 grams total, 83-88 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With a cluster of larger crystals atop smaller crystal formations; in a labelled specimen tray. 182 grams, 53 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic British Purple Fluorite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The matrix with well-formed, mainly light-coloured crystals. 823 grams, 13.8 cm
From Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1960. 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.
