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LOT 2548
Large Rose Quartz Mineral Specimen Group [50]
1 3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (4.93 kg total, 45-94 mm).
Comprising fifty large, rich pink specimens. [50, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Trunk Section Pair [2]
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Petrified tree sections showing clear internal structure in contrasting colours. 593 grams total, 14.5-15 cm
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Pleistocene Period, circa 2.6 million-11,700 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
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Fine condition.
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