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LOT 2779
Boxed and Labelled Mineral Specimen Collection
6 1/2 x 4 7/8 in. (127 grams, 16.5 x 12.5 cm overall).
A group of natural and cleaved crystal and minerals each held within a labelled card tray. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a Surrey lady; previously in the private collection of Patrick Phillips, Weybridge, Surrey, UK; the collection formed since the early 1970s; thence by descent 2019.
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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100 Gypsum Desert Rose Specimens
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Fine condition.
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