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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.
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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