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LOT 2586
Coloured Quartz Crystal Geode Nodule
2 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (175 grams total, 59-61 mm).
A small nodule split in two halves exposing the vibrantly dyed red-coloured crystals. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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