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LOT 2305
Natural History - Boxed Mineral Specimen
3 3/8 in. (363 grams, 87 mm).
Comprising a pyrite matrix with clusters of light-orange calcite crystals; in a cardboard specimen tray. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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