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LOT 2362
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
2 - 4 5/8 in. (2.8 kg total, 5-11.7 cm).
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; chalcanthite from Hanover Cove, St Agnes, Cornwall; dolomite from Panasquiera Mines, Portugal; smoky quartz and hematite from Auchinloch Quarry, Dalbeattie, Dumfries; polished section of agate from Dulcote Quarry, Wells, Somerset; scorodite from Wheal Maid, Gwennap, Cornwall; andradite and granite from Belstone Consols, Belstone, Devon; baryte from Barras End Mine, Langthwaite, Arkengarthdale, North Yorkshire; pyromorphite from Wheal Rose, Porthleven, Cornwall; steatite from Trevassack Quarry, Goonhilly Downs, Cornwall. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2362
Mixed British and Portuguese Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
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