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LOT 0408
Deep Purple Amethyst Crystals with Calcite 'Snowballs'
29 in. (45 kg total, 73.5 cm including smaller stand).
A cut section of a geode with polished edges, lined with well-formed deep purple and lavender coloured amethyst crystals, prismatic quartz crystals, and snowball-shaped formations of calcite with druzy quartz, most amethyst crystals with minute quartz crystals; accompanied by two display stands, one tall and one smaller.
Provenance
From Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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LOT 0408
Deep Purple Amethyst Crystals with Calcite 'Snowballs'
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
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