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LOT 2442
Paleoproterozoic Stromatolite
2.5-1.688 BILLION YEARS B.P.
5 1/2 in. (316 grams, 14.1 cm).
Eroded Carnegia wongawolensis in sedimentary matrix. [No Reserve]
Provenance
From near Wiluna, Western Australia.
Ex Australian art market.
From a Leicestershire, UK, collection.
Accompanied by a previous typed information card.
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