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LOT 2143
Natural History - Cut and Polished Pyrite Crystal Block
3 3/8 in. (729 grams, 85 mm).
Comprising a roughly rectangular matrix with one polished face containing a large quantity of pyrite crystals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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