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LOT 2797
Natural History - Large Historic 'Cornwall, England' Granite Mineral Specimen
6 7/8 in. (2.26 kg, 17.6 cm).
Displaying greyish white, white, black, and pale bluish grey colours, coarse-to fine-grained structure, collection number 85. [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 2797
Natural History - Large Historic 'Cornwall, England' Granite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Group of Polished Copal with Insects
Carboniferous Period, circa 3 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Comprising four pieces, each with a number of insect inclusions. 12 grams total, 28-61 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising: satin spar from England, collection number 99; hornblende schist, collection number 168; olivine, collection number 371; calcite and dolomite from Otavi, Tsumeb, South West Africa, collection number 579, with an old Richard W. Barstow label; serpentinite from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 223; a cut and polished slice of amethyst from Brazil, collection number 360; granite from Horsenden Hill, Ealing, Middlesex, England, collection number 401; a cut and polished amethyst agate geode half from Chihuahua, Mexico, collection number 545; andesite, collection number 183. 1.91 kg, 6-12.4 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. -
Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: quartz from Lake District, England, collection number 539; colourless optical calcite, collection number 245; acicular aragonite from Frizington, Cumbria, England, collection number 262; a cut slice of twinned stalactite, collection number 330; micaceous sandstone from England, collection number 182; quartz from North Transvaal, South Africa, collection number 206; siltstone(?) with partial collection number 05; olivenite from Tsumeb, South West Africa, collection number 428; cerussite and pyromorphite from Leadhills, Strathclyde, Scotland, collection number 526, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 394 grams total, 33-77 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.
