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LOT 0392
Half Geode with Grey Quartz and Calcite Crystals
11 1/4 in. (8.75 kg total, 28.5 wide including stand).
A geode section with highly polished edges showing contrasting agate bands, inside lined with small grey quartz crystals, hexagonal formation of colourless to light grey quartz crystals, and intergrown calcite to one side; mounted on a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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