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LOT 2126
Natural History - Polished Fossil Sand Dollar Group
MIOCENE PERIOD, CIRCA 25 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 1/4 - 2 3/4 in. (293 grams total, 57-72 mm).
Comprising three polished examples. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Cornish Wavellite Mineral Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Comprising white and blue radial aggregates. 129 grams, 12.2 cm
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Natural History - 'English' Polished Explosion Breccia Pebble
Circa 2.7 billion years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
With distinctive random dark grey and cream formation with traces of orange-pink within the cream sections. 57 grams, 60 mm
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Natural History - Mammoth Tusk Section Group
Pleistocene Age, circa 40.000 years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising a pair of cut outer layers with a polished face. 87 grams total, 13.5-15 cm
From an old Bristol, Uk, collection.
