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LOT 2837
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, Namibia' Wulfenite Mineral Specimen
2 1/8 in. (18.7 grams, 55 mm).
Displaying colourless square plates on a sandy-grey matrix, collection number 555; purchased for £68.50 from A.L.D. Milverton, Cheshire, in 1984. [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 2837
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, Namibia' Wulfenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Historic 'Minehead, Somerset' Mossottite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying sky-blue, light turquoise-blue and blue-white colours, collection number 390. 143 grams, 68 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 - Historic 'Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon' Cyanotrichite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Consisting of tufts of fine acicular blue crystals, collection number 615; purchased for £35.00 at the 1986 International Mineral & Gem Show. 11.2 grams, 27 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. -
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Natural History - Woolly Mammoth Bone Bead Necklace String
Devensian Period, 110,000-12,000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Restrung using recently polished Mammuthus primigenius bone beads. 216 grams, 64 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
