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LOT 2057
Natural History - Historic Molybdenite Mineral Specimen
2 1/2 in. (108 grams, 63 mm).
Comprising a pyramidal cluster of thin, platy hexagonal crystals with metallic lustre. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceCollected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966.
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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Natural History - Polished Agate Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising different size and colours ranging from white to red and dark brown, some with attractive banding. 1.09 kg total, 24-35 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished to a roughly rectangular shape with insect and other inclusions. 3.5 grams, 31 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 175 grams total, 54-66 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill.