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LOT 2918
Rutilated Smoky Quartz Crystal Mineral Display Specimen
2 1/2 in. (27.4 grams, 64 mm).
A dark crystal with fine rutile needles. [No Reserve]
Provenance
Property of a North West London, UK, lady.
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