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LOT 2534

Large Cut and Polished Fossilised Tree Trunk Section

TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 235 MILLION YEARS B.P.

8 1/4 in. (5.73 kg, 21 cm).

A large cut section of petrified tree trunk, showing good bark detail to the outside. [No Reserve]

Provenance

From Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's), Harwich, UK.

CONDITION

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LOT 2534

Large Cut and Polished Fossilised Tree Trunk Section

Sold for (Inc. bp): £195

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