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LOT 1809
Natural History - Desert Rose Specimen Group
1/2 - 1 1/4 in. (518 grams total, 13-31 mm).
A group of 100 'Desert Rose' crystalline gypsum specimens with sand grain inclusions, mostly of single spheroid form, showing the crystal plate structure to advantage. [100, No Reserve]
Provenance
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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