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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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LOT 2442

Paleoproterozoic Stromatolite

Sold for (Inc. bp): £3

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