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LOT 2185
Natural History - Historic Galena Crystal Formation
2 in. (75 grams, 50 mm).
The tabular crystals on quartz matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Nenthead, Cumberland, UK.
Collected in person in 1965.
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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