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LOT 2854
Natural History - Large Historic Smokey Quartz Crystal Specimen
7 7/8 in. (5.6 kg, 20 cm).
A very large specimen displaying very dark crystals. [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.
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LOT 2854
Natural History - Large Historic Smokey Quartz Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising: a cut slice of amethyst on basalt from Brazil, collection number 95; gneiss from Scotland, collection number 81; a cut and polished slice of agate and quartz from Brazil, collection number 353; apple-green fuchsite from Brazil, collection number 58; calcite from England, collection number 102; a cut and polished slice of agate geode with quartz from Brazil, collection number 126; a cut and polished slice of stalactite, collection number 36; quartzo-feldspathic schist, collection number 169; quartz on sphalerite, collection number 180. 1.62 kg total, 4.2-10.8 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 - Polished Fossil Cleoniceras Ammonite Pair
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million year B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Cut Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive structure of the chambers. 375 grams total, 11-11.2 cm
From Madagascar. From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Vera Cruz, Mexico' Amethyst Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Consisting of two well-formed amethyst crystals extending from a bed of white quartz crystals, collection number 575, with an old A.L.D. Milverton label. 16 grams, 43 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.
