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LOT 2599
Boxed Topaz Mineral Specimen Group [14]
7/8 in. (112 grams total, 21-23 mm).
Each specimen with multiple crystals and set in a foam insert within a labelled specimen box. [14, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Mexico.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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