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LOT 1959
Natural History - Historic Cornish Wavellite Mineral Specimen
4 3/4 in. (129 grams, 12.2 cm).
Comprising white and blue radial aggregates. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cornwall, UK.
Collected in person in 1965.
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 1959
Natural History - Historic Cornish Wavellite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Cased Mineral and Fossil Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: tiger's eye; amber; red jasper with one polished face and old collector's label; pink onyx(?) polished to an egg-shape; sphalerite; titanium bismuth; flint; orange jasper with one polished face an old collector's label; an echinoid fossil; bivalve in flint; a wooden egg-shaped container and others in a wooden case; accompanied by a mounted piece of granite with an old label to base reading 'from Iona Monastery June 1947'. 1.28 kg total, 28.5 x 24 cm
Acquired before 1990s/early 2000s. From the family collection of Jack Lyttle (1944-2023), Kilmacolm, Scotland; thence by descent to his granddaughter. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Amber Group with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Comprising ten specimens of polished amber with insect inclusions. 23 grams total, 19-34 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
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Natural History - Boxed Meteorite Crater Tektite Specimen Collection [12]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Pebble like black specimens, each in a labelled specimen tray. 330 grams total, 29-47 mm
From China. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
