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LOT 2519
Insects in Copal Pair
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 - 5 in. (22 grams total, 79 - 128 mm).
Comprising two elongated pieces containing insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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