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LOT 2529
Pyrite 'Fools Gold' Mineral Specimen Group [100]
5/8 - 1 in. (1.12 kg total, 18-28 mm).
Comprising one hundred intergrown crystal clusters. [100, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Huanuco, Peru.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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