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LOT 2527
Stromatolite Specimen
4 3/4 in. (853 grams, 11.9 cm).
Comprising two intergrown egg-shaped mounds, produced by the activity of ancient cyanobacteria, the sediment layers visible on the underside. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of Kenneth Machin (1936-2020), Buckinghamshire, UK; his collection of antiquities and natural history was formed since 1948; thence by descent.
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