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LOT 2665
'Quiruvilca Mine' Pyrite Specimen
4 1/8 in. (1.17 kg, 10.5 cm).
A mass of intergrown pyrite with three cut sides. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceQuiruvilca Mine, Santiago de Chuco Province, Peru.
Ex Sam Weller, West Cornwall.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.)
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