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LOT 2925
Cut and Polished Fossilised Tree Section
TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 in. (526 grams, 10.2 cm).
A wedge-shaped polished section showing some bark detailing. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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