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LOT 2578
Historic 'Brazil' Aquamarine Mineral Specimen
4 1/8 in. (390 grams, 10.4 cm).
Displaying pale sapphire-blue aquamarine crystals on a pink matrix, collection number 375; accompanied by an old James Walker label and invoice dated 1979. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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