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LOT 1790
Natural History - Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/2 in. (1.09 kg total, 18-38 mm).
Comprising small nugget-like clusters of small pyrite crystals. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1790
Natural History - Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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Natural History - British Fossil Ammonite
Cretaceous Period, 145-100.5 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Euhoplites probiscidus with regularly disposed spines to the outer shell; supplied in a wooden storage box. 20.3 grams, 42 mm
From a Norfolk, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Boxed Lilac Fluorite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Of octahedral form; supplied in a labelled cardboard tray. 31 grams, 37 mm
From Illinois, U.S.A. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Historic Magnetite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a cluster of prismatic crystals. 103 grams, 67 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.
