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LOT 2520
Natural History - Historic 'Quiruvilca Mine, Peru' Quartz on Sphalerite Crystal Specimen
2 1/2 in. (129 grams, 63 mm).
Two of the quartz crystals forming a cross, on a matrix of grey sphalerite with some pyrite present, collection number 628, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. [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.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2520
Natural History - Historic 'Quiruvilca Mine, Peru' Quartz on Sphalerite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, circa 150 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cleoniceras sp. displaying the distinctive pattern of the cross-section chambers. 269 grams total, 10.5-10.7 cm
From Madagascar. Collected between 1930 and 1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Fossil Woolly Rhinoceros Tooth
Devensian Period, circa 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
A molar from Coelodonta antiquitatis with root. 74 grams, 78 mm
Ex J. Shaul collection.
The form of the woolly rhino’s skull and teeth had evolved to support its grazing lifestyle with its head dipped downwards towards the ground, even in its relaxed attitude. The skull is unusual in having both an extensively ossified nasal septum, probably evolved as a result of the heavy pressure on the horn and face when grazing, and a down-turned anterior region on the premaxilla that contacts the edge of the upper jaw. The shoulders were raised with a powerful hump, used to support the animal's massive front horn and also used for storing fat. -
Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £20
Restrung; composed of lapis lazuli beads of graduated size. 6.39 grams, 45 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
