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LOT 1904
Natural History - Large Pyrites Crystal 'Paper Weight'
3 in. (349 grams, 76 mm).
A pyrite or 'fool's gold' 'paper weight' held in a white card collector's tray labelled 'Huanaco Peru'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Huanaco, Peru.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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