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LOT 2560
'Dikuluwe Mine' Malachite Specimen
2 in. (84 grams, 49 mm).
A vibrant green mass of botryoidal malachite. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Dikuluwe Mine, Kolwezi, Lualaba, Democratic Republic of Congo.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)
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