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LOT 2407
Boxed Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [6]
2 - 2 3/8 in. (267 grams total, 50-62 mm).
Comprising six clusters with prismatic crystals, mainly colourless to white, one with an interesting green inclusion to the larger crystal; each in a labelled cardboard specimen tray. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Minas Gerais, Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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