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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 385-359 MILLION YEARS B.P.
5 3/4 in. (610 grams total, 14.5 cm each).
The specimen showing the internal chambers and a small internal cavity with a quartz crystal. [2, No Reserve]
Provenance
From the Atlas Mountains, Morocco.
From an old Bristol, UK, collection.
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LOT 1830
Natural History - Large Cut and Polished Fossil Orthoceras
Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
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