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LOT 2893
Fossil Mineral Mud Formation Specimen Group
3 3/4 - 4 in. (957 grams total, 94-104 mm).
Comprising three ironstone regolith concretions formed by the hardening of iron-rich mud in layers. [3, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Sahara, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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