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LOT 1785
Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
1 1/2 - 3 3/4 in. (1.97 kg total, 40-94 mm).
Comprising: anhydrate drilled core from Bahrain; an iridescent blue bornite; a rectangular cut wulfenite specimen; drilled calcite core; a polished red jasper slab found near Dunnotar Castle beach, Scotland in 1986; azurite; native copper; iridescent green bornite; a brown mica specimen. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person from 1966-1986.
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.
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LOT 1785
Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4
The tabular crystals on quartz matrix. 75 grams, 50 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. 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. -
Natural History - Blue Quartz Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Opened to reveal the rich small quartz deposits inside; in enhanced blue colour. 182 grams total, 62 mm each
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Brazil Agate Crystal Geode Half Collection [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising: one with brown banding and the internal cavity with pyrite and quartz crystals; one with pink, white and blue banding, the internal cavity with quartz and pyrite crystals; one with dark brown and grey banding, the internal cavity with a smooth layer of white agate. 1.62 kg total, 10-10.4 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).