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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
CIRCA 2.7 BILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 in. (57 grams, 60 mm).
With distinctive random dark grey and cream formation with traces of orange-pink within the cream sections. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Wheal Remfry China Clay Pit, St. Austell, Cornwall, UK.
Ex English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
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LOT 1877
Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
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