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LOT 2172
Natural History - Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
5/8 - 1 1/8 in. (645 grams total, 14-29 mm).
Comprising small nuggets, some with cut edges. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2172
Natural History - Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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Natural History - Historic Chalcotrichite Mineral Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £47
Or plush copper ore in rich carmine colour. 40.5 grams, 47 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. -
Natural History - Mixed Cut and Polished Mineral Gaming Token Group [50]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Each cut and polished to a shape, comprising: agate, jasper, rhodonite, and others. 962 grams total, 54-57 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Double Perisphinctes Ammonite
Jurassic Period, circa 199-145 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising a large and a small Perisphinctids indogermanus ammonites fused together. 154 grams, 75 mm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.