Historic Mineral Specimen Collection

An eclectic collection of mineral specimens in labelled collector's boxes comprising: fluorite, apache tear, petrified wood, specular hematite, red and orange calcite, quartz, ruby in zoisite, chiasto

A mixed group of eleven historic mineral specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray, including pyrite, wroewolfeite from Cornwall, tin from Pendarves mine Cambourne, thaumasite, tiger's eye

A mixed group of 10 historic minerals of various types, held in white card collector's trays, including an example accompanied by a Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd label reading 'Metacinnabar. Mt. Diablo M

Cut section with metallic lustre. 182 grams, 59 mm (2 1/4 in.). Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, H

A collection of fourteen mineral specimens in old cardboard trays with names and find locations, comprising: tourmaline from Sonora, Mexico; fluorite from Chihuahua, Mexico; pyrite from Mexico; smiths

A pair of rectangular lapis lazuli tiles with one polished face. 215 grams total, 94 x 91- 96 x 82mm (3 3/4 x 3 1/2 - 3 3/4 x 3 1/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of G

A fine specimen of a hexagonal calcite crystal on a pyrite and galena matrix, in white card tray. 39 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory,

A specimen of wulfenite on matrix, in a collector's card tray. 30 grams, 37mm (1 1/2"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); forme

A large botryoidal rust-red haematite mass with metallic lustre. 1.3 kg, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly

A fine, transparent, gemmy crystal of dioptase with smaller side crystals, in plastic display box. From Namibia; From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Llo

A group of large pyrite (Fool's Gold) crystals circled around central area with smaller crystals, in white card tray. 314 grams, 64mm (2 1/2"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from

A fine, polished slice of rhodonite with a classic mix of red and black. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottle

A very large cut mammillary malachite specimen. 1.1 kg, 12.1cm (4 3/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley

A pair of cut botryoidal malachite formation sections, one with some crystallisation. 686 grams total, 11.2-11.5cm (4 1/2"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bo

A citrine 'porcupine' of dense small crystals, some with dark brown tips, in white card tray. 271 grams, 80mm (3 1/4"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bo

A large dark green fluorite obelisk with purple bands and 'rainbow' reflections, bevelled edges. 178 grams, 89mm (3 1/2"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bott

A finely coloured group of citrine crystals from Brazil in a perspex sphere, with perspex stand. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly G

A matrix specimen of crystalline azurite with dark blue colour with minor malachite, in white card tray; from Arizona, USA. 94 grams, 73mm (3"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from

A group of three amazonite mineral specimens, with strong colour and waxy lustre. 190 grams total, 39-62mm (1 1/2 - 2 1/2"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bo

A large wedge-shaped deep green chrysoprase section. 442 grams, 82mm (3 1/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, B

A polished piece of beautifully figured malachite, with numerous 'eyes' exposed on the polished surface. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); fo

A large fine slab of deep orange citrine crystals on a matrix. 1.13 kg, 15cm (6"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Grego

A group of six green amazonite specimens in labelled cardboard trays. 407 grams total, 43-63mm (1 3/4 - 2 1/2"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloy

A cluster of smokey quartz crystals, in white card tray. 95 grams, 70mm (2 3/4"). From a historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection; from the stock of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (1981-2014); formerly wi