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LOT 1766
Natural History - Boxed Fluorite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
3 1/2 in. (275 grams, 90 mm).
The lilac crystals on a white stone matrix; old inked collection number 'S188' to base. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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