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LOT 2522
Natural History - Historic 'Zolluerein Mine, Germany' Millerite Mineral Specimen
1 3/8 in. (5.51 grams, 33 mm).
Consisting of a fine hair-like crystals radiating from a thin barite/dolomite matrix, zaratite and marcasite also present, collection number 580; purchased for £40.00 from Geologisch Centrum, in the 1980s. [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 2522
Natural History - Historic 'Zolluerein Mine, Germany' Millerite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Cambropallas Telesto Fossil Trilobite
Devonian Period, 416-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
A large Cambropallas telesto trilobite on a matrix. 1.53 kg, 27 cm
From Djbel Ougrat, Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Collection of Fossils
Paleozoic-Miocene Period, 541-5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising: three molluscs, echinoidea, graptolite, five ammonite fragments, a nummulite, and two coral specimens. 826 grams total, 28-80 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. Eleven specimens accompanied by an original historic information card. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: muscovite, collection number 307; brown calcite from Brazil, collection number 56; asbestos from South Africa, collection number 290; manganese nodule from equatorial Atlantic, off Sierra Leone, West Africa, collection number 232; a cut and polished agate slice from Brazil, collection number 213; cerussite from Harz Mountains, West Germany, collection number 521, with a previous collector's number label 594; muscovite, collection number 292; sulphur on amorphoussilica from Italy, collection number 482; a cut and polished slice of crazy laced agate from Brazil, collection number 368. 1.2 kg total, 5.4-13.2 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.
