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LOT 2397
Large 'Alien' Pudding Stone Display Specimen
9 in. (2.22 kg, 23 cm).
Fine-grained conglomerate with rounded pebbles in contrasting colours. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Democratic Republic of the Congo, Central Africa.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.
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