Albite, Pyrite and Mica
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Albite, Pyrite and Mica
About the Item
- Dimensions:Height: 26.78 in (68 cm)Width: 17.72 in (45 cm)Depth: 11.82 in (30 cm)
- Place of Origin:
- Period:
- Date of Manufacture:Indeterminable (Believed to be hundreds of thousands to millions of years old)
- Condition:
- Seller Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU99431976432
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