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LOT 2539
Natural History - Purple Quartz Crystal Nodule
2 in. (105 grams total, 50 mm).
The rounded pebble split open to reveal the internal cavity filled with quartz crystals in enhanced purple colour. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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