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LOT 2003
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
CARBONIFEROUS PERIOD, CIRCA 325 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (418 grams total, 9 cm).
Part of a coral reef that existed in a tropical sea that covered the British Isles when this part of the world was situated on the equator; in a cardboard specimen tray. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From Westport, County Mayo, Ireland.
Ex English collection.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a typed and encapsulated identification card.
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LOT 2003
Natural History - 'Irish' Cut and Polished Coral Reef Pebble
Sold for (Inc. bp): £85
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