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LOT 1965
Natural History - Ocean Jasper Mineral Specimen
2 5/8 in. (215 grams, 68 mm).
A specimen of ocean jasper, displaying one polished face and patches of crystals to the exposed inner surface. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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