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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 - Large Historic 'Blackdean, Durham' Fluorite with Galena Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Beautiful specimen displaying lead-grey galena crystals with a coating of fine purple cubic fluorite, collection number 542; purchased for £50.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. 1.53 kg, 14 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. -
Natural History - Historic Pyrite on Calcite and Fluorite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Consisting of a cluster of cubic pyrite crystals on a matrix of white calcite and fluorite crystals, with a very small quantity of unidentified sky-blue material, collection number 609. 205 grams, 85 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Large Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
The nodule split open to show the internal cavity filled with enhanced dyed blue crystals. 2.29 kg total, 14.4-15 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
