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LOT 2163
Natural History - Boxed Historic Mica Mineral Specimen
1 7/8 in. (41 grams, 47 mm).
Comprising a cluster of grey and silver octahedral sheets, an old label on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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