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LOT 2716
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Agate Geode Half
6 1/4 in. (2 kg total, 16 cm).
Large specimen with light blue, white, colourless and pale blue crystals, collection number 246. [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 2716
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Agate Geode Half
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Hemimorphite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising tabular colourless crystals on a this bed of hematite, collection number 572, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 65 grams, 59 mm
Acquired 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. -
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: quartz mica schist from Skiathos Island, Greece, collection number 515; orthoclase from Portugal, collection number 20; aurichalcite from Mexico, collection number 451; torbernite from Katanga, Congo, collection number 478; kermesite on stibnite from Romania, collection number 436; and four larger mineral samples. 3.5 kg total, 2-18 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. -
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Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Display Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising six specimens composed of small, well-formed crystals. 1.41 kg total, 58-80 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
