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LOT 2829
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
3/4 - 13 1/4 in. (628 grams total, 1.9-33.5 cm).
Comprising: selenite wand from Mexico, collection number 622; calcite, collection number 592; blue laced agate from Mexico, collection number 318; arsenopyrite from Peru, collection number 486; aragonite, collection number 338; amethyst, collection number 319; quartz from Cornwall, England, collection number 295; chrysoprase from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 195; rhodochrosite on quartz from Peru, collection number 450. [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.
Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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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 - Fossil Diplomystus Fish in Matrix
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good anatomical detail. 1.46 kg, 19.4 x 15.6 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: muscovite, collection number 307; brown calcite from Brazil, collection number 56; asbestos from South Africa, collection number 290; manganese nodule from equatorial Atlantic, off Sierra Leone, West Africa, collection number 232; a cut and polished agate slice from Brazil, collection number 213; cerussite from Harz Mountains, West Germany, collection number 521, with a previous collector's number label 594; muscovite, collection number 292; sulphur on amorphoussilica from Italy, collection number 482; a cut and polished slice of crazy laced agate from Brazil, collection number 368. 1.2 kg total, 5.4-13.2 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
