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LOT 2517
Natural History - Mixed Mineral Specimen Group
1 - 7 1/2 in. (5.25 kg total, 2.5-19 cm).
Comprising: five mineral specimens in glass bottles; gypsum from Mexico, collection number 79; cerussite from Ireland, collection number 284; granite from England, collection number 406; quartzite from North Transvaal, South Africa; and three large mineral specimens. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Four specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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