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LOT 2148
Natural History - Two Bags of Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (983 grams total, 19-32 mm).
Comprising variously sized unpolished chunks in labelled bags. [100, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2148
Natural History - Two Bags of Blue Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [100]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Lapis Lazuli Bead Necklace String
20th century A.D. or earlierSold for (Inc. bp): £46
Composed of biconical beads; restrung. 6 grams, 51 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Fossil Bird Bone Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 2 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1
Comprising two hollow wading bird bones. 13 grams total, 77-90 mm
From Rancho La Brea Formation, Maricopa Co., California, USA. Acquired 1950s-1960s. From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection. -
Natural History - Historic Cuprite Crystal Formation
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising a mass of octahedral black to dark red crystals. 64 grams, 45 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.
