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LOT 2750
Natural History - Historic 'Hillsboro, Mexico' Wulfenite Crystal Specimen
2 3/4 in. (74 grams total, 70 mm).
Well-formed toffee-coloured wulfenite crystals with a small area of pale lemon-yellow small crystals of unknown variety, collection number 522, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. [No Reserve]
Provenance
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.
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LOT 2750
Natural History - Historic 'Hillsboro, Mexico' Wulfenite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
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