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LOT 1911
Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
1 1/4 - 3 in. (829 grams total, 32-76 mm).
Comprising: prismatic quartz crystals; brucite from Italy; a matrix with zircon from Minsk; sphalerite with calcite; microcline felspar; barite from Nchanga, Zambia; sphalerite from Nenthead; two felspar pyromorphite; and a lava bomb from Vesuvius, Italy. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person in 1966.
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 1911
Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Mini Agate Crystal Geode Half Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising various colours, most displaying crystals to the exposed inner faces. 685 grams total, 20-42 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Large Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Of various sizes, the colours varying from lavender to dark purple. 639 grams total, 25-47 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Cave Bear Lower Jaw
Pleistocene Age, circa 40,000-20,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
From the right side of Ursus spelaeus lower jaw, displaying a canine and four other teeth. 424 grams, 24.5 cm
From the private collection of a London gentleman.
The cave bear was a prehistoric species of bear that lived in Europe and Asia, and became extinct about 24,000 years ago during the Last Glacial Maximum.