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LOT 2772
Natural History - Historic Micaceous Haematite Mineral Specimen
2 1/4 in. (235 grams total, 58 mm).
The large nugget with metallic lustre; supplied in a display box. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Great Rock mine, Devon, UK.
Collected in person in 1964.
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.
The mineral was an important ingredient in the rust-resistant paint used on Royal Navy ships and bridges. Shiny ore has also been used in glaze for pottery, decorative bricks and tiles giving it a sparkly finish.
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LOT 2772
Natural History - Historic Micaceous Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Polished Goniatite Jewellery Box
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
A rectangular lidded jewellery or trinket box, polished and cut from a single block containing multiple Goniatite sp. and other fossil specimens. 646 grams, 12.6 x 7.3 cm
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
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Natural History - Unpolished Fossil Tree Branch Section Group [10]
Triassic Period, 251-199 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Each showing good bark detail. 966 grams total, 47-97 mm
From Madagascar. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: granite with high mica content from the A40 construction works, Middlesex, collection number 500; unakite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 229; quartz from Cornwall, England, collection number 295; pyrite, collection number 592; granite, collection number 540; gneiss veins in quartz with two cut and polished faces, collection number 404; granite from the A40 construction works, Middlesex, England, collection number 506; grit from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 224; mica, collection number 366. 1.8 kg total, 4.6-20 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. Five specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
