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LOT 2484
Coloured Composite Quartz Nodule Group
1 7/8 - 2 1/2 in. (310 grams total, 46-63 mm).
Comprising three opened composite nodules with colourful, dyed crystals. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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