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LOT 2500
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
2 7/8 - 4 3/4 in. (2.47 kg total, 7.2-11.9 cm).
Comprising: brown calcite, collection number 321; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 206; agate geode section from Brazil, collection number 57; talc from Tyrol Province, Austria, collection number 136; mounted on a display base; yellow sulphur from Mexico, collection number 73; cut marcasite nodule, collection number 163; calcite from Cirvela, Sinaloa, Mexico, collection number 249; baryte and quartz on chalcosine, collection number 389; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 253. [9, 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.
Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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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 - Historic 'Scotland' Specular Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Black variety with quartz and dolomite(?) crystals, collection number 269. 300 grams, 79 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. -
Natural History - Historic 'McKenzies Hill Mine, near Laverton, Western Australia' Gold Nugget
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A natural nugget displaying attractive gold-yellow colour, collection number 611. 0.91 grams, 10 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.
