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LOT 1904
Natural History - Historic Galena with Quartz Mineral Specimen
2 1/2 in. (168 grams, 65 mm).
The white quartz with metallic black galena. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected 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.
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LOT 1904
Natural History - Historic Galena with Quartz Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £5
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Natural History - Fossil Deer Antler Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 1.8 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
From Odocoileus virginianus; supplied in a cardboard specimen tray. 303 grams total, 10-12.1 cm
From the Alachua Formation, Taylor County, Florida, USA. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Historic Copper Sulphate Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
On an irregular matrix covered with brilliant blue deposits. 46 grams total, 63 mm
From Nchanga, Zimbabwe. Collected in person in 1964. 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. -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. 424 grams, 24.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.
