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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]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK.
Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
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Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Crystal Geode Coaster Group [6]
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7
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Natural History - Large Historic Roman 'Spartan Basalt' Cut & Polished Green Porphyry Sheet
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A very large lacquered cut section, mined in Greece, cut and polished on one side, probably recycled material mined in ancient Roman times. 1.01 kg, 32 cm
From Greece. Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's). -
Natural History - Fossil Ammonite Group
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