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LOT 2612
Cut and Polished Green Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
1/2 - 2 in. (270 grams total, 14-50 mm).
Comprising twenty sections with at least one polished face to reveal the attractive banding and 'eye' formations; some drilled. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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LOT 2612
Cut and Polished Green Malachite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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