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LOT 1961
Natural History - Chalcedony Mineral Specimen
3 in. (148 grams, 74 mm).
A blue chalcedony mineral specimen showing 'veined' layers. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Ysterputs Mine, Noordoewer / Reg, Karas, Namibia.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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