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LOT 2248
Natural History - Historic Cronstedtite Mineral Specimen
2 in. (41 grams, 57 mm including box).
Comprising a heterogenic mass of dark brown crystals with white quartz; supplied in a display box. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966.
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.
Footnotes
Cronstedtite is an uncommon mineral that occurs as a hydrothermal product in ore veins.
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