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LOT 2784
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Calcite Mineral Specimen
4 in. (250 grams, 10.1 cm).
Exhibiting stepped rhombohedral crystals, collection number 594, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. [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 2784
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Calcite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: brown chalcedony, collection number 131; calcite from Mexico, collection number 38; siderite from Cornwall, collection number 447, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label; brown calcite in hematite from England, collection number 98; pyrite nodule, collection number 624; flint concretion from Greenford, Middlesex, collection number 211; mica(?), collection number 366; agate with quartz from Brazil, collection number 353; agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 28. 841 grams total, 47-93 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The tabular crystals on quartz matrix. 75 grams, 50 mm
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK. Collected in person in 1965. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Split to reveal the internal enhanced purple crystal cavity. 138 grams, 65 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
