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LOT 2327
Boxed Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [9]
1 - 2 in. (480 grams total, 25-52 mm).
Each with intergrown crystals of various sizes displaying typical striations, from Huanuco, Peru. [9, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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