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LOT 1984
Natural History - Chrysocolla Mineral Specimen
3 1/8 in. (231 grams, 80 mm).
A turquoise blue chrysocolla mineral specimen with black vein. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Lily Mine, Pisco Umay Dept., Peru.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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