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LOT 1814
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (5.6 grams, 70 mm).
Rod with twisted ellipsoid section, many insect inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Mixed Tsumeb Mineral Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: prismatic quartz crystals; brucite from Italy; a matrix with zircon from Minsk; sphalerite with calcite; microcline felspar; barite from Nchanga, Zambia; sphalerite from Nenthead; two felspar pyromorphite; and a lava bomb from Vesuvius, Italy. 829 grams total, 32-76 mm
Collected in person in 1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life. -
Natural History - Amethyst Crystal Geode Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
The matrix encrusted with various sized crystals. 634 grams, 12.7 cm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Botryoidal Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
With many rounded segments. 124 grams, 62 mm
Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK. Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
