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LOT 2416
Insects in Copal Pair
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/8 - 6/8 in. (20 grams total, 10 - 19mm).
Comprising two elongated pieces containing insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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