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LOT 2539
Natural History - Historic 'Kirgiz, Russia' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
2 5/8 in. (116 grams, 68 mm).
Displaying excellent crystal formations, collection number 434; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £25.00 in the 1980s. [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.
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LOT 2539
Natural History - Historic 'Kirgiz, Russia' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising variously sized cut sections, each with small dark purple to lavender-coloured amethyst crystals. 1.1 kg total, 26-48 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Large Tourmaline in Quartz Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
The specimen with a large deep blue to blue-green tourmaline crystal embedded in a large quartz crystal, collection number 336. 3.02 kg, 14.5 cm
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 - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: brown chalcedony, collection number 131; calcite from Mexico, collection number 38; siderite from Cornwall, collection number 447, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label; brown calcite in hematite from England, collection number 98; pyrite nodule, collection number 624; flint concretion from Greenford, Middlesex, collection number 211; mica(?), collection number 366; agate with quartz from Brazil, collection number 353; agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 28. 841 grams total, 47-93 mm
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
