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LOT 1764
Natural History - Almandine Garnet Mineral Specimen
2 1/8 in. (249 grams, 53 mm).
A large specimen of almandine garnet with facetted faces. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Jaipur, India.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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