Loading, please wait...

Use mousewheel to zoom in and out, click to enlarge

Details

LOT 2510

Natural History - Historic 'Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham' Fluorite Mineral Specimen

1 3/8 in. (50 grams, 33 mm).

Displaying large green twinned crystals, collection number 573; purchased from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £45.00 in 1984, with an old label and invoice. [No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired 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.

CONDITION

VETTING:

TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process


AUCTIONS:

TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.

LOT 2510

Natural History - Historic 'Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham' Fluorite Mineral Specimen

Sold for (Inc. bp): £72

Print page

RELATED LOTS

  • Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
    Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £26

    Comprising: rhodochrosite from Argentina, collection number 11; an attractive quartz rosette, collection number 282; a cut and polished agate slice from Brazil, collection number 350; vanadinite on calcite, collection number 146; lepidolite from Brazil, collection number 268; spodumene from Nuristan, collection number 630; sand crystals from Canterbury Sand Pit, Canterbury, England, collection number 173; pyrite from England, collection number 82. 111 grams total, 16-70 mm



    Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Each specimen accompanied by an original historic index file card.

    Lot Details

  • Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
    Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £7

    Comprising: five mineral specimens in glass bottles; gypsum from Mexico, collection number 79; cerussite from Ireland, collection number 284; granite from England, collection number 406; quartzite from North Transvaal, South Africa; and three large mineral specimens. 5.25 kg total, 2.5-19 cm



    Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970. From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent. Four specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.

    Lot Details

  • Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
    Natural History - Polished Fossil Goniatite and Orthoceras Stand
    Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.

    Sold for (Inc. bp): £59

    Set on a textured freestanding matrix and polished to reveal the internal gas chambers. 710 grams, 15.5 cm



    From the Atlas Mountains of Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

    Lot Details

Stay up-to-date with the latest from TimeLine Auctions by joining our mailing list