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LOT 2586
Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [20]
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (430 grams total, 23-34 mm).
Arsenic mineral, most set on foam backing in a labelled specimen box. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Getchel, Nevada, USA.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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