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LOT 2841
Natural History - Historic 'Sicily, Italy' Sulphur Mineral Specimen
1 3/4 in. (77 grams, 46 mm).
Displaying vivid lemon-yellow and straw-yellow colours, collection number 340. [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 2841
Natural History - Historic 'Sicily, Italy' Sulphur Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Lunar NWA 10133 Meteorite Slice
Found 2014 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
A cut teardrop-shaped slice of feldspathic regolithic breccia, recorded as: Northwest Africa 10133; displayed in a Swiss membrane box and with an inked 'NWA 10133' to one side. 1.14 grams, 34 mm (47 grams total, 99 x 75 mm including case)
From North West Africa. Ex SV-Meteorites, Prague. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection. Accompanied by an original identification card. -
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Natural History - Aquamarine Topaz Pebble Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising natural unpolished pebbles. 575 grams total, 16-43 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising: scolecite from Peru, collection number 437; granite from the A40 construction works, Middlesex, England, collection number 507; sulphur from Mexico, collection number 65; chalcopyrite, collection number 317; green calcite from Missouri, USA, collection number 241, with old James Walker label and invoice dated 1977; legrandite from Mexico, collection number 490, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label; malachite from Tsumeb, South West Africa, collection number 448, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label; bornite on chalcopyrite, collection number 210; agate geode half, collection number 385. 675 grams total, 37-74 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. Eight specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
