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LOT 2695
Bismuth Specimen Group
1 1/4 in. (55.3 grams total, 30-33 mm).
Comprising two hopper crystals exhibiting stairstep crystal structure and iridescent colours. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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