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LOT 2509
Natural History - Mixed Architectural Mineral Specimen Group
2 3/4 - 9 1/4 in. (3.15 kg total, 7.1-23.5 cm).
Comprising three marble samples, four semi-circular core sections and a granite sample. [8, 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 2509
Natural History - Mixed Architectural Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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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. -
Natural History - Polished Orthoceras Fossil Display
Upper Devonian Period, 370 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14
Comprising a cluster of vertical Orthoceras sp. specimens. 1.54 kg, 20.5 cm high
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - 'Australia' Polished Stromatolite Block
Jerrinah Formation, circa 2.63 billion years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A Neo-Archean stone block polished on one face, showing the various rock formations. 240 grams, 10.4 cm
From Pilbara, Western Australia. Ex Australian market. From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.