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LOT 2402
Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [6]
4 1/8 - 5 1/4 in. (760 grams total, 10.6-13.4 cm).
Comprising three polished slice showing banding and some with crystals; four dyed. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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