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LOT 2649
Natural History - Historic 'Minehead, Somerset' Mossottite Mineral Specimen
2 5/8 in. (143 grams, 68 mm).
Displaying sky-blue, light turquoise-blue and blue-white colours, collection number 390. [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 2649
Natural History - Historic 'Minehead, Somerset' Mossottite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Brachinite NWA 6349 Meteorite Slice
Found 2010 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A scarce brachinite slice recorded as: Northwest Africa 6349; displayed in a Swiss membrane box, inked 'NWA 6349' to one side. 12 grams, 65 mm (78 grams total, 10 x 10 cm including case)
From the Sahara, N.W. Africa. Ex Chladnis Heirs. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original identification card. -
Natural History - Al Mahbas Fall Chondrite Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
An irregular stony meteorite. 183 grams, 74 mm
Found near Al Mahbas, Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Chondrites originated in the asteroid belt where collisions and gravitational perturbations put them into Earth-crossing orbits. Chondrites formed as part of the formation of their parent asteroids approximately 4.56 billion years ago. They also contain material that predates the formation of the solar system, including organic matter and tiny grains that formed around dying stars. -
Natural History - Historic Stunning Orpiment Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
Displaying vivid yellow and reddish orange colours, high arsenic content, collection number 267. 180 grams, 63 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
