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LOT 2085
Natural History - Historic Gypsum Desert Rose Specimen
4 3/4 in. (422 grams, 12 cm).
A large mass with tabular crystals. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Libya.
Collected in person in 1980.
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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Natural History - Historic Witherite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £131
Comprising a mass of light yellow striated short prismatic crystals. 447 grams total, 92 mm wide
From Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1963. 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 - Large Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [20]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Of varying length and thickness. 2 kg total, 5.7-10 cm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Double Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large and a small Perisphinctids indogermanus ammonites fused together. 154 grams, 75 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.