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LOT 2139
Natural History - Historic Malachite Mineral Formation Collection
2 - 3 1/4 in. (454 grams total, 49-82 mm).
Comprising four samples including one with botryoidal crystals and one with cassiterite. [5, 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 2139
Natural History - Historic Malachite Mineral Formation Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Boxed Pyrite & Quartz on Sphalerite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
The sphalerite matrix with prismatic quartz crystals and pyritohedral pyrite crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen tray. 169 grams, 74 mm
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Natural History - Fossilised Wood Slice
Triassic Period, circa 230 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
The large slice with two polished faces showing good detail. 1.03 kg, 16.5 cm
From Madagascar. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Brazil Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising: one with brown banding and the internal cavity with pyrite and quartz crystals; one with pink, white and blue banding, the internal cavity with quartz and pyrite crystals; one with dark brown and grey banding, the internal cavity with a smooth layer of white agate. 1.62 kg total, 10-10.4 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).