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LOT 1973
Natural History - Purple and Blue Triangular Fluorite Specimen Group [50]
1 1/4 - 1 1/2 in. (897 grams total, 33-39 mm).
Comprising variously sized translucent specimens in light blue to dark purple colour. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom China.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1973
Natural History - Purple and Blue Triangular Fluorite Specimen Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £35
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Natural History - Historic Baryte Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
Comprising light blue tabular crystals forming an almost perfect triangle. 117 grams, 66 mm
From Nchanga, Zambia. Collected in person in 1974. 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 - Ruby in Zoisite Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising variously sized irregular chunks. 1.2 kg total, 20-37 mm
From Tanzania. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Flexicalymene Fossil Trilobite Nodule
Devonian Period, circa 417-354 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
The nodule opened to reveal the positive and negative of the fossilised trilobite. 115 grams total, 52 mm each
From Morocco, North Africa. From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.