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LOT 2390
Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
OLIGOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 45 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3/4 in. (1.9 grams, 17 mm).
Including at least one fly; with a polished body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx private UK collection formed in the 1980s.
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Natural History - Fossil Brittle Star Group
Ordovician Period, 485-444 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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Fine condition.
From El Kaid Errami, Tafilalt, Morocco, North Africa. Ex an old German paleontological collection. -
Natural History - NWA 15016 Mars Rock Meteorite
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Found North West Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
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