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LOT 2523
Natural History - Historic 'Naca, Mexico' Selenite Crystal Specimen
2 3/4 in. (139 grams, 71 mm).
Displaying large tabular crystals with fine examples if swallow-tail contact twins, collection number 533; purchased for £25.00 from the Natural History Museum Shop, in 1983. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original historic index file card.
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LOT 2523
Natural History - Historic 'Naca, Mexico' Selenite Crystal Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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