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LOT 2645
Natural History - Popcorn Quartz Crystal Specimen Group [3]
3 - 3 5/8 in. (612 grams total, 75-92 mm).
Comprising three irregular sections with white crystal formations. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2645
Natural History - Popcorn Quartz Crystal Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Natural History - Historic Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising: quartz cluster, collection number 309; baryte from Mexico, collection number 66; smithsonite from Ireland, collection number 287; cluster of gypsum blades from Mexico, collection number 31; calcite, collection number 592; cockscomb baryte with galena from Castleton, Cumbria, England, collection number 302; quartz from Lake District, England, collection number 538; siltstone from Table Top Mountain, South Africa; acicular aragonite cluster. 631 grams total, 43-75 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. Seven specimens accompanied by an original historic index file card. -
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Natural History - Polished Amethyst Crystal Pebble Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying attractive banding, the colouring varying from light to dark purple. 232 grams total, 12-30 mm
From Brazil. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Nuevo Mercurio Fall Meteorite
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
A H5 chondrite showing some regmaglypts and primary fusion crust. 102 grams, 52 mm
Found near Nuevo Mercurio, Mexico, 1978.
The fall was strewn across an area about 10 km north of the village of Nuevo Mercurio, Zacatecas, Mexico, 250 km South West of Monterrey. A bright fireball, travelling North East to South West and visible over a radius of at least 200 km, exploded over north-central Mexico and scattered meteorites over an elliptical area more than 10 km in length. Only 5 kg of material has been found to date.
