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LOT 2597
Natural History - Historic Pyrite on Calcite and Fluorite Mineral Specimen
3 1/4 in. (205 grams, 85 mm).
Consisting of a cluster of cubic pyrite crystals on a matrix of white calcite and fluorite crystals, with a very small quantity of unidentified sky-blue material, collection number 609. [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 2597
Natural History - Historic Pyrite on Calcite and Fluorite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
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