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LOT 2250
Natural History - Fossil Starfish Group
ORDOVICIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 485-444 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/8 - 4 1/4 in. (482 grams total, 6.2-10.8 cm).
Comprising three Petraster sp. specimens on matrices. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Polished 'Orca' Agate Specimen
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From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection. -
Natural History - Large and Heavy Natural Malachite Section
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Polished honey-coloured amber with several small insect and other inclusions. 3.2 grams, 37 mm
From a North American collection. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman.
