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LOT 2660
Natural History - Historic 'Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil' Quartz Crystal Specimen
5 3/8 in. (217 grams, 13.6 cm).
Displaying two large, almost colourless prismatic crystals with some smaller crystals; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £60.00 in the 1980s, with an old label. [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 2660
Natural History - Historic 'Corinto, Minas Gerais, Brazil' Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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Natural History - Lunar NWA 10133 Meteorite Slice
Found 2014 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A cut teardrop-shaped slice of feldspathic regolithic breccia, recorded as: Northwest Africa 10133; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 10133' to one side. 1.14 grams, 34 mm (47 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)
From North West Africa. Ex SV-Meteorites, Prague. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original identification card. -
Natural History - Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth on Composite Matrix
Cretaceous Period, circa 145-65 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Showing the majority of the tooth and some root. 643 grams, 13.8 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Polished Green Tourmaline Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a quantity of 500 carats of tumble-polished green tourmaline crystals. 100 grams total, 6-15 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s.