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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 - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Cut and polished from a single fossiliferous block and each side set with a large Goniatite sp. specimen. 3.4 kg total, 15.3 cm high each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Sand Shark Teeth Group
Eocene Period, circa 70-50 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising over fifty teeth of various sizes and types. 47 grams total, 13-34 mm
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Natural History - Large Pink Dolomite Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Comprising cut specimens with finely-formed crystals, some with scattered small marcasite crystals. 1.75 kg total, 7-9.8 cm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).