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LOT 1959
Natural History - Polished Agate Mineral Specimen
4 3/4 in. (429 grams, 12 cm).
A cut and polished natural coloured agate geode section. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Salto do Jucui, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
Private collection, Munster, Germany.
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