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LOT 2556
Desert Rose Gypsum Mineral Specimen Group [100]
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (476 grams total, 15-32 mm).
Comprising one hundred radiating clusters of flattened crystals. [100, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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