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LOT 2027
Natural History - Fossil Wood Slice
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 20 MILLION YEARS B.P.
7 1/2 in. (508 grams, 19 cm).
A polished fossil tropical hardwood slice section displaying natural bark, with one end polished to reveal the inner wood detail. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Indonesia.
From an old Oxfordshire, UK, fossil and mineral collection.
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Natural History - Polished Amber with Insect Inclusions
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A polished specimen of amber displaying insect inclusions. 0.9 grams, 19 mm
Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Cut and Polished Agate Slice
Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
A cut and polished banded agate slice, displayed on a crescentic wooden base. 278 grams, 18 cm high
From Uruguay. Private collection, Munster, Germany. -
Natural History - Large Quartz Crystal Specimen Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A group of ten polished quartz crystal specimens. 646 grams total, 60-86 mm
Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
