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LOT 2085
Natural History - Historic Gypsum Desert Rose Specimen
4 3/4 in. (422 grams, 12 cm).
A large mass with tabular crystals. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Libya.
Collected in person in 1980.
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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