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LOT 2351
Cut and Polished Fossil Tree Trunk Section Pair [2]
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 - 5 7/8 in. (593 grams total, 14.5-15 cm).
Petrified tree sections showing clear internal structure in contrasting colours. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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