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LOT 2814
Natural History - Large Historic 'Brazil' Sphalerite Mineral Specimen
5 7/8 in. (1.08 kg, 15 cm).
An interesting specimen displaying black, greyish black, slate-grey and toffee-brown colours, collection number 125. [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 2814
Natural History - Large Historic 'Brazil' Sphalerite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Historic Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
A specimen of pale blue opal, collection number 333. 258 grams, 59 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. -
Very Large Matrix with Fossil Otodus Shark Teeth
Eocene Period, circa 56-33 million years BPSold for (Inc. bp): £572
A huge montage of over fifty large fossil Otodus obliquus shark teeth, set recently in a matrix. 35.1 kg, 52 cm
From a Cambridgeshire collection; from Morocco. From the Horton collection, UK. -
Natural History - Historic 'Spencer Opal Mine, Idaho, U.S.A.' Opal Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £390
A milk-opal variety displaying iridescent white colour; purchased for £65.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. 163 grams, 87 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.
