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LOT 2449
'Virginia Pit' Smoky Quartz Crystal Specimen
4 1/2 in. (605 grams, 11.5 cm).
A cut matrix with dark crystals, collector's number '22' inked on the base. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Virginia Clay Pit, St. Stephen, Cornwall.
Ex R. Hobbs, Cornwall, UK.
De-acquisitioned from a private Cornwall, UK, collection.
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