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LOT 2917
Large Desert Rose Cluster Group
1 - 2 3/4 in. (800 grams total, 28-70 mm).
A group of ten 'desert rose' crystalline gypsum specimens with sand grain inclusions. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceMineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent.
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