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LOT 2067
Natural History - Large Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
2 1/2 - 3 5/8 in. (3.07 kg total, 65-92 mm).
Comprising large irregular chunks of light blue calcite. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2067
Natural History - Large Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Two Fossil Trilobites on a Matrix
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising two specimens on a matrix: Drotops megalomanicus and Cheirurus (Crotalocephalina) gibbus. 244 grams, 10.1 cm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco. From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection. -
Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The nodule opened to reveal the positive and negative of the fossilised trilobite. 115 grams total, 52 mm each
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Micaceous Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
The large nugget with metallic lustre; supplied in a display box. 235 grams total, 58 mm
From Great Rock mine, Devon, UK. Collected in person in 1964. 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.
The mineral was an important ingredient in the rust-resistant paint used on Royal Navy ships and bridges. Shiny ore has also been used in glaze for pottery, decorative bricks and tiles giving it a sparkly finish.
