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LOT 2834
Aquamarine Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
1 5/8 in. (31 grams, 43 mm).
Transparent light blue aquamarine crystal on matrix, set on a display stand. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
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