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LOT 2504
Large Polished Fossil Goniatite Display
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 5/8 in. (1.61 kg, 19.5 cm).
Freestanding and polished to reveal internal structures. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Gypsum Pink Alabaster Specimen
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