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LOT 2751
Large Group of Rock Crystal Specimens
7/8 - 2 3/4 in. (1.92 kg total including box, 21-69 mm).
A boxed group of prismatic crystals with pyramidal terminations, some twinned. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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