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LOT 2782
Natural History - Quartz Crystal Nodule
1 3/4 - 2 in. (98 grams total, 45-50 mm).
In enhanced green colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic 'Grandview Mine, Grand Canyon' Cyanotrichite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Consisting of tufts of fine acicular blue crystals, collection number 615; purchased for £35.00 at the 1986 International Mineral & Gem Show. 11.2 grams, 27 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 'Zimbabwe' Emerald in Quartz Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Displaying vivid green emerald inclusions in greyish white quartz, collection number 415, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label. 50 grams, 42 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 Mineral Specimen Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
Comprising: brown chalcedony, collection number 131; calcite from Mexico, collection number 38; siderite from Cornwall, collection number 447, with an old Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd label; brown calcite in hematite from England, collection number 98; pyrite nodule, collection number 624; flint concretion from Greenford, Middlesex, collection number 211; mica(?), collection number 366; agate with quartz from Brazil, collection number 353; agate geode half from Mexico, collection number 28. 841 grams total, 47-93 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.
