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LOT 2874
Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Pyrite Mineral Specimen
3 1/4 in. (231 grams, 81 mm).
Displaying excellent striated faces giving a mirror type effect, collection number 382. [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 2874
Natural History - Historic 'Mexico' Pyrite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: vivianite from Llallagua, Bolivia, collection number 589; colourless calcite from Derbyshire, England, collection number 10; pyrite and chlorite in matrix slate from Devon, England, collection number 46; wulfenite from Chihuahua, Mexico, collection number 208; actinolite from Norway, collection number 408; chalcopyrite on bornite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 33; proustite from Schlema Ore Mountains, Saxony, Germany, collection number 606; aragonite from Somerset, England, collection number 166; chalcosine from England, collection number 50. 79 grams total, 13-50 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. -
Natural History - Polished Stone Ball
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Mudstone sphere with mottled surface. 93 grams, 44 mm
Found on a Roman site near Tattershall, Lincolnshire, UK. Ex old British collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: a cut and polished agate slice from Brazil, collection number 35; brown calcite from Brazil, collection number 109; septarian nodule section from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 216; aurichalcite, collection number 365; lepidolite, collection number 544; phantom calcite from Mexico, collection number 209; calcite from Riesengebirge, collection number 481; rutilated quartz from South Africa, collection number 291; baryte from Winster, Derbyshire, England, collection number 174. 989 grams total, 56-78 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.
