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LOT 2477
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Mimetite on Tennantite Crystal Specimen
1 1/2 in. (28.4 grams, 39 mm).
Small yellowish mimetite crystals on ash-grey tennantite matrix, collection number 595. [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 and an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label.
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LOT 2477
Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Mimetite on Tennantite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: quartz mica schist from Skiathos Island, Greece, collection number 515; orthoclase from Portugal, collection number 20; aurichalcite from Mexico, collection number 451; torbernite from Katanga, Congo, collection number 478; kermesite on stibnite from Romania, collection number 436; and four larger mineral samples. 3.5 kg total, 2-18 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. Five specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Large Historic Jadeite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A large sample displaying dark moss-green, dark emerald-green and light green colours, collection number 376. 1.17 kg, 15.4 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 - Fossil Diosaurus Skull on Composite Matrix
Paleocene Epoch, 66-56 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Displaying the left side of the skull and jaws with teeth, with a number of vertebrae to the side, set on a sandstone matrix; possibly Argochampsa krebsi. 6.78 kg, 52.5 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
