Extraordinary quality - extra large size - sectioned Cleoniceras ammonite - Fossil fragment - Really Rare Fossil Specimen - Museum Item - 44 cm - 34 cm

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Description from the seller

A fantastic specimen of Ammonite Cleoniceras of large size.
Cut and polished to showcase the fantastic crystallization of Aragonite that gives it this striking and attractive coloration.
If mounted on a base, it will become an exclusive decorative element as well as a collectible.
An extremely rare piece of history not to be missed.

Dimensions: 440×340×95 mm
Weight: 16.8 kg

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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A fantastic specimen of Ammonite Cleoniceras of large size.
Cut and polished to showcase the fantastic crystallization of Aragonite that gives it this striking and attractive coloration.
If mounted on a base, it will become an exclusive decorative element as well as a collectible.
An extremely rare piece of history not to be missed.

Dimensions: 440×340×95 mm
Weight: 16.8 kg

Seller's Story

The Mineral Art Gallery offers minerals, fossils, shells and natural elements. Born in Italy in 2017, today she collaborates with international galleries and collectors, she is a direct importer of large minerals and naturalistic collectible elements; deals with the processing to insert them inside the living space. A section of the gallery was dedicated to the Wunderkammer, "chamber of wonders or cabinet of curiosities" in which Mirabilia elements are presented: naturalia and italiania, a union between "the present is the past". All lots are shipped via DHL Express and Fercam couriers, with insured parcel and tracking.
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Details

Specimen
Extraordinary quality - extra large size - sectioned Cleoniceras ammonite
Scientific name
Really Rare Fossil Specimen - Museum Item
Country of Origin
Madagascar
Geological Period
Cretaceous, Lower (145 - 100.5 million years)
Condition
Natural
Weight
16.8 kg
Height
44 cm
Width
34 cm
Depth
9.5 cm
ItalyVerified
12288
Objects sold
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