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LOT 2831

Natural History - Historic Collection of Fossils

PALEOZOIC-MIOCENE PERIOD, 541-5 MILLION YEARS B.P.

1 1/8 - 3 1/8 in. (826 grams total, 28-80 mm).

Comprising: three molluscs, echinoidea, graptolite, five ammonite fragments, a nummulite, and two coral specimens. [12, No Reserve]

Provenance

Acquired on the UK mineral and fossil market, since 1970.
From the historic mineral collection of Richard Valentine Cain, London, UK, thence by descent.

Eleven specimens accompanied by an original historic information card.

CONDITION

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LOT 2831

Natural History - Historic Collection of Fossils

Sold for (Inc. bp): £33

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