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LOT 2564
Medium Quartz Rock Crystal Specimen Collection [20]
1 1/4 - 3 1/8 in. (652 grams total, 33-79 mm).
A large group of mainly clear and white prismatic crystals, some twinned. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Brazil.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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