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LOT 2472
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [3]
2 1/2 - 3 in. (421 grams total, 64-75 mm).
Comprising purple amethyst from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; pyrite from Huanuco, Peru; specularite with quartz from Florence mine, Cumbria; each in a labelled specimen box. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Peru, Brazil and Cumbria, UK.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 2472
Natural History - Boxed Mixed Crystal Display Specimen Group [3]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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