Natural History - Historic Malachite Mineral Formation Collection

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 piece of sawn malachite with lustrous green, blue and black clolouring. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottle

An unusual quartz formation with finely formed crystals intergrown with another mineral, probably albite. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gre

A fine specimen of azurite on matrix, with malachite rosettes front and back of the specimen, from Arizona, USA. Found Arizona, USA; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bot

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

Comprising dark green malachite with tabular deep blue azurite crystals. 30 grams, 60 mm (2 1/2 in.). Collected in person from various parts of the world mainly between 1957-1966. From the private min

. Comprising: anhydrate drilled core from Bahrain; an iridescent blue bornite; a rectangular cut wulfenite specimen; drilled calcite core; a polished red jasper slab found near Dunnotar Castle beach,

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 specimen of botryoidal malachite with a ground-in 'window' to reveal inner structure. See Bonewitz, Dr. Ronald Louis, Rocks & Minerals, 2008, p.184. 181 grams, 62mm (2 1/2"). From the historic ‘Vi

Comprising: yellow sulphur; a cut malachite specimen; smoky quartz point; vanadinite in a specimen box; agate slice; several cut geodes, and others. 2.9 kg total, 18-95 mm (3/4 - 3 3/4 in.). Acquired

A group of six cut and polished circular malachite coasters with pale and dark green banding. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); form

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 large piece of cut and polished malachite with lustrous sheen of pale and dark green, pale crystals between nodules. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley

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 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 group of ten pyrite cubes with well formed, even faces, and a metallic lustre. From Huancuco, Peru; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory'

A piece of native gold mounted in a perspex display box. From USA; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co.

A nodule of malachite with lustrous sheen of pale and dark green, section cut from top showing internal structure. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Ll

A specimen of the copper silicate chrysocolla, on matrix. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley & Co. (1932-1

A group of four aquamarine crystals, all terminated, from Brazil, in old white card tray. From Brazil; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); form

A group of twenty yellow chunks of sulphur displaying clusters of small crystals. From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ or later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory

A well formed dolomite saddle-shaped crystal crust mass. From Mexico; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bottley &

A group of unusually formed, frosted calcite crystals on matrix. From India; From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregory, Bo