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LOT 2624
Historic British Mineral Specimen Collection [3]
3 3/4 - 43/8 in. (1.85 kg total, 9.6-11 cm).
Comprising: plagioclase trachyte from Haddington, Scotland; monchiquite from Stenton, Haddington, Scotland; essexite from Crawford John, England; each with an old label. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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