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LOT 2428
Polished Fossil Goniatite Button Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
1 1/8 - 1 3/8 in. (114 grams total, 28-37 mm).
Comprising twelve polished buttons formed from fossiliferous stone containing Goniatite specimens. [12, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Morocco, West Africa.
Ex Norfolk, UK, collection.
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