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LOT 2626
Natural History - Historic 'Cumbria, England' Bifacial Fluorite Crystal Specimen
4 1/2 in. (423 grams, 11.4 cm).
Displaying emerald-green and blue green crystals to both faces, collection number 458; with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd 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 2626
Natural History - Historic 'Cumbria, England' Bifacial Fluorite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 175 grams total, 54-66 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
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Natural History - Two Glass Display Bases
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Formed of thick glass with rounded corners, one labelled as 'Sample 1', the other as 'Sample 2'. 3.36 kg total, 14.8 cm each
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: granite with high mica content from the A40 construction works, Middlesex, collection number 500; unakite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 229; quartz from Cornwall, England, collection number 295; pyrite, collection number 592; granite, collection number 540; gneiss veins in quartz with two cut and polished faces, collection number 404; granite from the A40 construction works, Middlesex, England, collection number 506; grit from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 224; mica, collection number 366. 1.8 kg total, 4.6-20 cm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Five specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
