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LOT 2310
Large Brown Calcite Mineral Specimen Group [20]
2 1/4 - 4 in. (4.92 kg total, 5.8-10.3 cm).
Comprising twenty large irregular specimens. [20, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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