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LOT 2572
Cut and Polished Agate Slice Collection [6]
4 - 5 1/2 in. (656 grams total, 10.2-14 cm).
Comprising three translucent slices displaying brown and grey banding, and three blue-dyed slices with some crystal formations. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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