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LOT 1739
Natural History - Selenite 'Desert Rose' Cluster
5 1/2 in. (586 grams, 14 cm).
A cluster of large selenite 'desert rose' specimens. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Ex Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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