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LOT 2128
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
JURASSIC PERIOD, BACOCIAN STAGE, 168-172 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/8 in. (117 grams total, 79 mm each).
Cleoniceras sp. ammonite, polished to reveal the distinctive pattern of the cross section chambers. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From Arbala, Middle Atlas Mountains, Morocco Morocco, North Africa.
Collected in person in 2014.
From the private mineral collection of Stephen Atkinson, Harpenden, UK.
Accompanied by a copy of a letter from the vendor giving details of him collecting these minerals throughout his life.
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LOT 2128
Natural History - Historic Cut and Polished Fossil Ammonite Pair
Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
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