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LOT 2872
Natural History - Large Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [10]
41 - 67 mm (1.03 kg total, 40-68 mm).
Comprising variously sized prismatic crystals in mica. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2872
Natural History - Large Dravite Tourmaline Crystal Specimen Group [10]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: quartz cluster, collection number 309; baryte from Mexico, collection number 66; smithsonite from Ireland, collection number 287; cluster of gypsum blades from Mexico, collection number 31; calcite, collection number 592; cockscomb baryte with galena from Castleton, Cumbria, England, collection number 302; quartz from Lake District, England, collection number 538; siltstone from Table Top Mountain, South Africa; acicular aragonite cluster. 631 grams total, 43-75 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Fossil Seed Fern Pair Group
Middle Pennsylvanian Period, circa 300 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising two Pecopteris sp. fossil seed fern pairs. 175 grams total, 54-66 mm
From the Mazon Creek Fossil Beds, Braidwood, Illinois, USA. Collected 1930-1960. From the collection of the palaeontologist R Gledhill. -
Natural History - Historic Stunning Orpiment Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying vivid yellow, red and reddish-orange colours, high arsenic content, collection number 345. 185 grams, 68 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.
