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LOT 2448
Natural History - Boxed Mineral Specimen Group [6]
1 1/4 - 2 1/4 in. (349 grams total, 32-58 mm).
Comprising: galena from Tri-State, USA; calcite from Mexico; fluorite from Illinois, USA; fluorite with hematite from Tri-State, USA; pyrite from Huanaco, Peru. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom U.S.A, Mexico, and Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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