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LOT 2452
Polished Fossil Orthoceras Group
DEVONIAN PERIOD, CIRCA 400 MILLION YEARS B.P.
4 7/8 - 6 1/4 in. (271 grams total, 12.3-16 cm).
Comprising three bullet-shaped examples. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom Atlas Mountains, Morocco, North Africa.
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection.
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Large Fossil Mosasaur 'Marine Dinosaur' Tooth with Root
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Fossil Knightia Fish on Matrix
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Boxed Mineral and Crystal Display Specimen Collection [4]
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Comprising: amethyst 'porcupine' from Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil; pyrite from Huanuco, Peru; crystalline malachite from D.R. Congo; sphalerite on pyrite from Huanuco, Peru. 578 grams total, 46-68 mm
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