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LOT 1764
Natural History - Polished Copal with Insects
OVER 3 MILLION YEARS B.P.
6 1/2 in. (39 grams, 16.5 cm).
Containing several insects and other inclusions. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Madagascar.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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The example on a calcite matrix with small wulfenite(?) crystals. 129 grams, 86 mm
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £3
Banding displaying a variety of colours, some containing quartz crystals. 1.3 kg total, 31-49 mm
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