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LOT 2793
Large Historic Spinel (209) Crystal Sample
2 1/4 in. (48 grams, 56 mm).
A conical blue specimen with pencilled '209' to one side. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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