JURASSIC BIVALVE - 190 million years old - Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
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190 million years old
A lovely polished example of a bivalve from the classic Frodingham Ironstone quarries at Scunthorpe. It is a large, beautifully preserved single valve with some matrix still attached on the underside.
Cardinia
190 million years old
Frodingham Ironstone
Crosby Warren Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
Crosby Warren Quarry, Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire
The shell is traversed by a white vein of calcite. It has not been repaired.
The ironstone quarries at Scunthorpe have long since closed.
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Size: 13 x 6 x 2 centimetres
Weight: 177 grams
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