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LOT 2308
Mixed Cornwall and Other Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
1 1/4 - 5 3/8 in. (2.04 kg total, 3.2-13.7 cm).
Comprising: quartz from Rostowrack China Clay Pit, Cornwall; smoky quartz from Virginia Pit, St Stephen, Cornwall; chalcopyrite from Mount Wellington Mine, Twelveheads, Cornwall; rhodonite from Greystone Wood Mine, Lawhitton, Cornwall; tourmaline from Buttern Hill Placers, Altarnun, Cornwall; rutile from Lanterdan Quarry, Treknow, Cornwall; epimorph in siderite from Virtuous Lady Mine Buckland, Monachorum, Devon; banded gneiss specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the property of a Cornwall, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2308
Mixed Cornwall and Other Crystal and Mineral Specimen Group
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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