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LOT 2594
Large Pyrite Crystal 'Fool's Gold' Crystal Paper Weight
4 in. (580 grams, 10.1 cm).
Composed of intergrown cuboid crystals displaying striations. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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