Natural History - Mineral Specimen Collection

Comprising: popcorn quartz, amethyst, agate, smoky quartz, brown obsidian, citrine, pyrite, 'desert rose', and others. 823 grams total, 23-81 mm (7/8 - 3 1/8 in.). Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.Grego

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 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 free-standing section of a geode with amethyst crystals of good colour. 657 grams, 11 cm high (4 1/4 in.). From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection. [No Reserve]

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 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

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 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 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

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 fine specimen of mauve fluorite crystals over an orange-brown matrix surface. 530 grams, 10cm (4"). Ex Dr M. G. 'Sam' Weller, MBE, collection, Cornwall, UK; from Blackdene Mine, Weardale, UK, suppli

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 large pyrite 'fool's gold' cube with some smaller cubes on a matrix. 244 grams, 10cm (4"). From an old Lincolnshire collection 1980s; from Spain. [No Reserve]

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 &

Group of five richly coloured pieces of rose quartz, from South Africa. Found South Africa; from the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ collection of Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's); formerly Gregor

A block of natural lapis lazuli showing stratification; accompanied by an old collector's ticket. 231 grams, 80mm (3"). From the collection of a German professional, Münster, Germany; from Badakhsan,

A group of three galena specimens from the Davidschacht, Freiberg, Saxony, Germany deposit. 81 grams total, 7-32mm (1/4 - 1 1/4"). From the collection of a German professional, Münster, Germany; from

A specimen of actinolite from Erzgebirge, Germany. 38 grams, 56mm (2 1/4"). From the collection of a German professional, Münster, Germany; from Erzgebirge, Germany. [No Reserve]

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

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 finely crystallised group of pyrite crystals with 'cube modified by octahedron' crystallisation and bright faces, from the old Gregory, Bottley and Lloyd collection from, Huanzala Mine, Ancash Pro

A rectangle of shiny pyrite in a white card box, with label reading: 'PYRITE, Huanuco, Peru'. 98 grams, 33mm (1 1/4"). From the historic ‘Victorian Museum’ and later collection of Gregory, Bottley

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'