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HONFLEUR ENCHERES - Bernard BRUNET
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A nodule of pyrite partially transformed into goethite, an i…
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99
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A nodule of pyrite partially transformed into goethite, an i…
See original version (French)
Estimate
€20 - €40
Voluntary lot
Description
A nodule of pyrite partially transformed into goethite, an iron hydroxide. Often mistaken for marcasite, these fibrous, radiating spheres studded with pyrite crystals are found in certain layers of the Normandy or Champagne chalk. Locally, they are known as ‘thunder stones’. 6.5 cm
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ID: 89228145
Ref. : H3739 - 112
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