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LOT 2542
Boxed Realgar Orpiment Mineral Specimen Group [24]
3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (387 grams total, 20-31 mm).
Each specimen set on a foam insert within a labelled box. [24, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Getchel, Nevada, USA.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Boxed Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [14]
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