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LOT 2824
Natural History - Historic Ulexite mineral Specimen Group
1 3/8 - 1 7/8 in. (57 grams total, 37-47 mm).
Comprising two colourless samples. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Bolivia.
Collected in person in 1968.
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.
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LOT 2824
Natural History - Historic Ulexite mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: satin spar from England, collection number 99; hornblende schist, collection number 168; olivine, collection number 371; calcite and dolomite from Otavi, Tsumeb, South West Africa, collection number 579, with an old Richard W. Barstow label; serpentinite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 223; a cut and polished slice of amethyst from Brazil, collection number 360; granite from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 401; a cut and polished amethyst agate geode half from Chihuahua, Mexico, collection number 545; andesite, collection number 183. 1.91 kg, 6-12.4 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Historic 'Rogerley Mine, Frosterley, Co. Durham' Fluorite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Displaying large green twinned crystals, collection number 573; purchased from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd for £45.00 in 1984, with an old label and invoice. 50 grams, 33 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 - Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
In enhanced green colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 98 grams total, 45-50 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.