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LOT 2193
Natural History - Insect in Baltic Amber
OLIGOCENE AGE, 55-50 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 in. (1.32 grams, 24 mm).
The polished piece with a single insect inclusion; supplied with an illustrated information card. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Azurite Mineral Specimen
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Natural History - Unpolished Cut Fossil Tree Trunk Section
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Comprising large irregular specimens of light to dark green colour. 1.53 kg total, 45-75 mm
Ex Mineral Imports, London, UK. Gregory, Bottley & Lloyd (Gregory's).
