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LOT 2413
Crystal Quartz Nodule
3 3/4 - 4 5/8 in. (1.2 kg total, 9.4-11.7 cm).
Opened and in two halves, showing the internal cavity encrusted with variously sized crystals in enhanced hot pink colour. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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