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LOT 2650
Boxed Mixed Crystal and Mineral Specimen Collection [5]
1 3/8 - 2 1/4 in. (320 grams total, 36-58 mm).
Comprising: a mass of amethyst and quartz crystals; a fluorite specimen; smoky quartz; azurite; fluorite with haematite; calcite with pyrite. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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