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LOT 1734
Natural History - Pink Dolomite Crystal Specimen Group
1 1/2 - 2 1/4 in. (405 grams total, 38-59 mm).
A group of ten pink dolomite specimens, each held in a white card collector's tray and labelled 'Touissite Morocco'. [10, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Touissite, Morocco, North Africa.
Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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