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LOT 2043
Natural History - Red Quartz Nodule
2 1/4 in. (122 grams, 56 mm each).
The rounded pebble opened to reveal the internal cavity filled with quartz crystals in enhanced red colour. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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