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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]
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 2510
Natural History - Historic 'Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham' Fluorite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
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Natural History - Fossil Orthoceras and Goniatite Display Stand
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Comprising a Goniatite sp. and an Orthoceras sp. set on a textured freestanding matrix. 935 grams, 15.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In enhanced dyed pink colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 119 grams total, 55-56 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Kutahya, Turkey' Colemanite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Displaying colourless and white crystals; purchased for £42.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. 294 grams, 11.5 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
