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Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster
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LOT 0393

Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster

10 5/8 in. (16.1 kg, 27 cm).

An intergrown mass of pyrite crystals showing bright metallic lustre.

Provenance

From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.

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LOT 0393

Massive Pyrite 'Fool's Gold' Cluster

Sold for (Inc. bp): £338

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