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LOT 2771
Natural History - Historic 'Manciano, Tuscany' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
5 in. (481 grams, 12.5 cm).
Displaying a spray of well-formed acicular crystals on a light grey matrix, the stilbite crystals with bluish iridescence, collection number 598; bought from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £48.00 in the 1980s, with an old 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 2771
Natural History - Historic 'Manciano, Tuscany' Stibnite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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