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LOT 2838
Boxed Optical Selenite Mineral Specimen Group [9]
1 - 1 1/2 in. (157 grams total, 25-37 mm).
Comprising ten cut wand sections showing typical 'television stone effect'; each in a cardboard specimen box. [9, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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