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LOT 0404
Quartz Crystal Geode Display
12 3/4 in. (10.49 kg, 32.2 cm wide including stand).
A cut and polished geode section showing attractive banding on the polished surfaces, the inside lined with brown druzy quartz forming an undulating 'landscape'; to the left a wide blade-like formation of druzy white quartz; mounted on a custom-made wooden display stand.
ProvenanceFrom Artigas, Uruguay.
Property of a London lady.
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