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LOT 2116
Natural History - Boxed Pyrite Crystal 'Paper Weight'
2 1/8 in. (182 grams, 53 mm).
With a cluster of larger crystals atop smaller crystal formations; in a labelled specimen tray. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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