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LOT 2566
Natural History - Large Historic 'Romania' Quartz with Pyrite and Sphalerite Mineral Specimen
5 in. (1.08 kg, 12.7 cm).
Displaying fine examples of hopper quartz crystals and well-formed sphalerite crystals; purchased for £30.00 from Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd, in the 1980s, with an old label. [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 2566
Natural History - Large Historic 'Romania' Quartz with Pyrite and Sphalerite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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Natural History - Historic 'Tsumeb, South West Africa' Dioptase Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With small, well-formed emerald-green, pinkish white and turquoise green crystals, collection number 518. 24.9 grams, 35 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 and an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. -
Natural History - Historic 'Gila County, Arizona' Vanadinite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A large specimen displaying brownish red, blood-red and greyish colours, collection number 283. 262 grams, 92 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 and an old Gemstones Ltd invoice dated 1978. -
Natural History - Fossil Thysanopeltis Trilobite
Middle Devonian Age, circa 419-380 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Showing well-defined fringing pygidial spines. 298 grams, 11.6 cm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.