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LOT 2898
'Flower' Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
3 1/4 in. (232 grams, 83 mm).
A cluster of white quartz crystals with a flower-like formation. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
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