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LOT 2515
Boxed Mineral and Crystal Display Specimen Collection [4]
1 3/4 - 2 5/8 in. (578 grams total, 46-68 mm).
Comprising: amethyst 'porcupine' from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; pyrite from Huanuco, Peru; crystalline malachite from D.R. Congo; sphalerite on pyrite from Huanuco, Peru. [4, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2515
Boxed Mineral and Crystal Display Specimen Collection [4]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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