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LOT 1850
Natural History - British Specularite with Quartz Crystal Group
1 - 1 5/8 in. (273 grams total, 25-41 mm).
A group of ten specimens of specularite with quartz; each held in a white card collector's tray and accompanied by a typed identification label reading 'Cumbria, UK'. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Cumbria, UK.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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LOT 1850
Natural History - British Specularite with Quartz Crystal Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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