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LOT 2324
Natural History - Agatized Fossil Tree Trunk Cut Slice
TRIASSIC PERIOD, 251-199 MILLION YEARS B.P.
8 1/2 in. (1.04 kg, 21.5 cm).
With one partially polished face displaying dark red banding. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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