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LOT 2612
Polished Coral Head 'Heart' Palm Stone
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 417-354 MILLION YEARS B.P.
2 3/4 in. (121 grams, 71 mm).
Cut to a heart shape and polished to reveal the internal structure. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Meteoritic Tektite Specimen
Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A cigar-shaped specimen with dimpled surface. 12.3 grams, 68 mm
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Large Fossil Diplomystus Fish Plate
Eocene Period, 58-36 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Diplomystus sp. fossil fish on a matrix slab showing good detail to the spine and ribs. 9.4 kg, 46 x 61.5 cm
From a Lincolnshire, UK, collection.
