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LOT 2485
'Cacilia Mine' Quartz on Fluorite Specimen
6 1/8 in. (1.56 kg, 15.5 cm).
A cut section with brown quartz on fluorite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Cacilia Mine, Wolsendorf, Bavaria, Germany.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.
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