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LOT 2550
Natural History - Pyrite Crystal 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (911 grams total, 19-30 mm).
Comprising nuggets of small crystal clusters. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2550
Natural History - Pyrite Crystal 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - Section of Fossilised Wood
Triassic Period, circa 250-200 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
A cut and polished slice of petrified wood. 556 grams, 17.5 cm
English private collection. -
Natural History - Historic 'Zolluerein Mine, Germany' Millerite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Consisting of a fine hair-like crystals radiating from a thin barite/dolomite matrix, zaratite and marcasite also present, collection number 580; purchased for £40.00 from Geologisch Centrum, in the 1980s. 5.51 grams, 33 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 - Historic 'Scotland' Specular Haematite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Black variety with quartz and dolomite(?) crystals, collection number 269. 300 grams, 79 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.
