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LOT 2775
Natural History - Large Historic 'Cumbria, UK' Specular Hematite Mineral Specimen
6 1/4 in. (2.14 kg, 16 cm).
A large specimen with an internal cavity, displaying steel grey, reddish brown, grey black, and black colours, collection number 341. [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 2775
Natural History - Large Historic 'Cumbria, UK' Specular Hematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £260
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Natural History - Historic Ulexite mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising two colourless samples. 57 grams total, 37-47 mm
From Bolivia. Collected in person in 1968. 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. -
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Split to reveal the internal enhanced purple crystal cavity. 138 grams, 65 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Fossil Scutellum Trilobite
Upper Devonian Period, 385-359 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
A Scutellum sp. trilobite from the family Styginidae on a matrix. 222 grams, 77 mm
From the Atlas Mountains, Hamar Laghdad Formation, Pragian, (Alnif), Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.