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LOT 2436
Natural History - Purple Coloured Crystal Nodule
4 - 4 1/8 in. (770 grams total, 10.1-10.5 cm).
Comprising two halves with enhanced coloured crystals. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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