SiS: EMERALD GREEN FRAMED 5 " African Petrified Wood Round FILLED W/ BLUE AGATE
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This gorgeous heel cut specimen is one of my all time favorite varieties of petrified wood! I knew it was going to be nice but had no idea it was this dramatic. There is simply no telling whether anything like this piece will ever be found again! This is a particularly unusual find and one of the finest specimens of this type that I have come across. The green shades in this one are rich and bright. They're among the finest I've cut from this... location and are a nice, bright emerald green shade! This is partial round cross section of an ancient tree species now turned gemstone. There are fine veins of translucent blue, white and gray agate threaded through the entire piece. The log is framed in this rich green agate which contrasts beautifully to the intricately preserved, agate infused rich, dark wood tones of the central region. The agate veins you see in the face are highly translucent and completely solid. The entire specimen is very silicified and it polished to a beautiful mirror finish. The interior is a beautiful black coffee shade of agatized wood that shows growth structure as well. The unprecedented color of this piece combines with a particularly well polished, finely preserved specimen to produce a true collector piece. This is the heel cut of the log and features and patina colored rind that shows the agate veins but provides no clue as the color hidden inside! This richly patterned and colored round is polished with our trademark finish - it looks like it's wet and the color is much better in person than in the photo! These are true museum pieces and not something I expect to see again. A few years ago I had the chance to purchase a strange looking log that had an unusual, light patina over the entire exterior. One small chip revealed a dark green color that was unlike anything I'd seen before so I decided to buy it and cut it. The shockingly rich green colors dominated, but there were innumerable other shades in each one. It was pure chance that the fellow who ran into the log ran into my importer friend or it would probably have been tumbled or sold as tourist trinkets. He's certain there will be no further deep pit excavating going on where the log was found and that what he had is all there will be of this incredibly colorful log. I had to pay a premium for the log, but after cutting it I'm glad I stuck with it. He knew what he had was unique and none of us would likely ever see it again. Despite the insanely high cost, I didn't really have to think twice about it. I've been collecting for over 25 years now and I knew what I was looking at was truly special, but it wasn't until I cut it that I felt like I'd really discovered buried treasure!! I did my best to ID this one, but other than "a really old conifer tree" I'm not sure what I can say with certainty. It could easily be Dadoxylon. I'll stay in touch with other collectors who pick one up and if anyone gets a better identification I'll certainly share it. This one is as interesting as it is beautiful!Zimbabwe, Africa, has been producing some fine petrified wood specimens for years. The wood is typically green, brown and black and exceptionally well preserved on the exterior but never this rich combination of mint and emerald green shades. The interior preservation and micro-structure in these slabs is the best I've ever seen from the area aside from the prolific Woodworthia most often seen from the region. In this case the amazing color is simply beyond words and must be seen in person to really appreciate it. This log is very highly agatized and once properly cut, ground and polished in our shop it took a magnificent wet looking polish! Many have little fortification agate patterns right in the gemmy fossil face - it's just breathtaking! If the timeless mystery of this piece isn't enough for you, then I'm certain the colorful, natural, gemmy beauty of it will be. The colors are intense and unmatched by any location I've ever seen, and the wood grain is unique to this exotic species. This round is cut from the center of a very solid log. It's really a nice piece, but what else would you expect from a business named "Sticks-in-Stones"?! We've applied all of our considerable lapidary skills to bring out a mirror finish and produce a specimen worthy of display in your own collection. This piece measures about 4 3/4" x 3 1/2" across the mirror polished face and is cut a maximum of about 1" thick. Weight is 0.78 lbs. Stands sold separately. Sticks-in-Stones Lapidary is happily providing UPS shipping to greatly reduce shipping charges on large rock orders. We will combine all of your purchases from our shop to bring you the greatest possible value in fine Lapidary & stone collectibles!
