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LOT 2456
Boxed Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [6]
2 - 3 in. (366 grams total, 50-76 mm).
Comprising six crystal clusters, each with attractive clear prismatic crystals. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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