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LOT 2581
Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [100]
1 - 1 5/8 in. (1.36 kg total, 25-41 mm).
Comprising a large quantity of white to clear prismatic crystals, some in matrix. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2581
Natural History - Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
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Natural History - Historic 'Italy' Sulphur on Aragonite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Large specimen with lemon-yellow crystals, collection number 516; repaired. 778 grams, 15.5 cm
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 'Tsumeb, Namibia' Wulfenite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Displaying colourless square plates on a sandy-grey matrix, collection number 555; purchased for £68.50 from A.L.D. Milverton, Cheshire, in 1984. 18.7 grams, 55 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 - Crystal Nodule
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
In enhanced dyed pink colour, opened to reveal the internal crystal filled cavity. 119 grams total, 55-56 mm
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.