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LOT 2284
Green Mariposite Mineral Specimen Group [50]
1 - 3 5/8 in. (1.15 kg total, 24-91 mm).
Comprising fifty specimens with green chromium-rich mica with white dolomitic marble. [50, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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