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LOT 2708
Natural History - Large Brown Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen Group [34]
1 1/2 - 2 1/8 in. (1.43 kg total, 38-53 mm).
Comprising variously sized, brown to dark brown coloured chunks. [34, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2708
Natural History - Large Brown Obsidian Volcanic Glass Specimen Group [34]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: amethyst from Brazil, collection number 360; siltstone from the Table Top Mountain, South Africa, collection number 405; granite from Middlesex, collection number 505; cassiterite from Cornwall, England, collection number 167; two samples of sand crystals from Canterbury Sand Pit, Kent, England, collection number 173; pyrite from England, collection number 82; chalcopyrite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 193; calcite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 314; phantom calcite from Mexico, collection number 209; calcite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 316; selenite from the Sahara Desert, Libya; a quartz slice; polished malachite pebble and others. 586 grams total, 15-65 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. -
Natural History - Historic 'Bunker Hill Mine, Idaho' Pyromorphite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Displaying rich toffee-brown and yellow colours, collection number 529, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 100 grams, 84 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 - Fossil Leaves and Snout Beetle in Matrix
Eocene Period, circa 48 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Rectangular sedimentary block with embedded leaves with evidence for damage by weevils feeding on the lakeside vegetation. 702 grams, 13.7 cm
From Green River shales, Wyoming, U.S.A. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
