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LOT 2664
Cut Slices of Green Malachite [6]
2 1/8 - 3 1/2 in. (378 grams total, 54-90 mm).
Displaying attractive dark coloured banding. [6, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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