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LOT 2700
Natural History - Historic 'Gila County, Arizona' Vanadinite Mineral Specimen
3 5/8 in. (262 grams, 92 mm).
A large specimen displaying brownish red, blood-red and greyish colours, collection number 283. [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 and an old Gemstones Ltd invoice dated 1978.
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LOT 2700
Natural History - Historic 'Gila County, Arizona' Vanadinite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite Book Ends
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
A pair of bookends formed from fossiliferous stone showing multiple goniatite and orthoceras fossils, two large Goniatite sp. fossils set to the frontal face. 3.58 kg total, 16.2 cm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mounted 'Australia' Black Opal Specimen Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £150
Polished to an oval cabochon and mounted to a pendant frame, collection number 219. 1.77 grams, 20 mm
Ex Miss Rawlinson in 1908. 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 - Fossil Leaves and Snout Beetle in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 48 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular sedimentary block with embedded leaves with evidence for damage by weevils feeding on the lakeside vegetation. 702 grams, 13.7 cm
From Green River shales, Wyoming, U.S.A. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
