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LOT 2487
Natural History - Fossil Pine Cone
EOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 55-33 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 3/8 in. (10.1 grams, 35 mm).
An agatized Dicotaledon fruit specimen. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the Western Sahara Desert, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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This stromatolite formed in shallow waters from the build up of a group of cyanobacteria. It is also known as blue-green algae and their fossil record dates back almost three and a half billion years. -
Natural History - NWA 2947 Chondrite Meteorite Slice in Gem Case
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A cut slice of NWA 2947 chondrite meteorite, displayed in a collector's case. 4.93 grams total, 32 mm including case
From the Sahara Desert, North Africa. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Australian Panned Alluvial Gold Nuggets
Panned 1962 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Found River Kiandra, New South Wales, Australia, 1962. Private U.K. family collection formed in the early 1970s. The property of Mr and Mrs P.R. of East Sussex. Thence by descent to family members.
