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LOT 1843
Natural History - Historic Tsumeb Crystal Formation
3 3/4 in. (96 grams, 96 mm).
Comprising clusters of calcite on an iron rich matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
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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