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LOT 1767
Natural History - Whitby Dac Fossil Ammonite
LOWER JURASSIC PERIOD, TOARCIAN STAGE, CIRCA 180 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/4 in. (356 grams, 82 mm).
Dactylioceras sp. on an irregular shale pebble. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Whitby, UK.
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
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Natural History - Historic Witherite Crystal Specimen
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Comprising a mass of light yellow striated short prismatic crystals. 447 grams total, 92 mm wide
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