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LOT 1771
Natural History - Historic Antimony Mineral Specimen
3 1/4 in. (57 grams, 83 mm).
In a horn-like formation in silvery lustrous grey. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Tsumeb.
Collected in person in 1966.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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