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LOT 2484
Mocha Stone (Dendritic Limestone) Tile Group
3 3/4 - 5 1/8 in. (342 grams total, 9.6-13 cm).
Superb examples exhibiting finely formed dendrites of manganese oxide. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From India.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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