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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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Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising a large mass of small crystals; supplied in a labelled specimen box. 627 grams, 88 mm
From Huanuco, Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - British Bison Bone Group
Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising sections of ribs, leg and other bones from Bison priscus. 1.98 kg total, 9-30.3 cm
From Oxfordshire, UK. From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Composed of variously-sized crystals; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 90 grams, 43 mm
From Peru. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).