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LOT 2912
Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
LATE TRIASSIC PERIOD, CIRCA 225 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (1.9 kg, 17 cm).
Cut along the grain, with good exposure of the individual grain modules, probably from Madagascar. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From the property of a Scottish geologist.
Previously with a Surrey, UK, geologist.
Ex Dr Ron Bonewitz collection.
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 2912
Large Cut and polished Petrified Fossil Tree Trunk Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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