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LOT 2746
Natural History - Large Historic 'USA' Marcasite on Galena Crystal Specimen
5 1/2 in. (2.62 kg, 14 cm).
A large specimen displaying good crystals of spear-shaped marcasite and cubic galena formations, collection number 453, with an old till receipt from the Natural History Museum Shop dated 1982. [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 2746
Natural History - Large Historic 'USA' Marcasite on Galena Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
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Natural History - Historic 'Rudna Copper Mine, Lubin, Poland' Gypsum Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Consisting of large prismatic crystals protruding from a bed of smaller crystals, collection number 610, with an old Geologisch Centrum label. 156 grams, 11 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. Accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
Natural History - Fossil Spinosaurus Dinosaur Tooth Group
Cretaceous Period, circa 125-113 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising two teeth with partial root; one repaired. 31 grams total, 57-59 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. -
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.
