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LOT 2618
Large Brown Calcite Mineral Display Specimen Group [20]
2 1/8 - 3 5/8 in. (3.91 kg total, 53-93 mm).
Comprising twenty sizeable irregular specimens. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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