SiS: 8 ", Oregon Petrified Wood Slab - GORGEOUS SEQUOIA DRIFTWOOD
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Here is a really beautiful and particularly gemmy example of one of the most amazing petrified wood treasures you'll ever see! This is another one of those richly colored petrified sequoia slabs from the Willamette Valley right here in Oregon. The wood grain is easily identifiable as a piece of ancient sequoia! It's preserved in a particularly high grade gem quality agate. The pieces in this deposit polish particularly well! If there were only one pet...rified wood I could ever cut again, it would be these magnificent petrified driftwood nodules from Rodgers Mountain. They really are gem grade fossils and the polish to a degree that you will simply have to see to believe! This one shows the wood structure so intricately preserved it deserves to be shown off and admired for the ancient treasure it is!This slab came from an ancient petrified driftwood deposit in Oregon's Willamette River Valley. It produced mostly chunks but with beautiful creamy rinds and highly agatized interiors. The wood grew in an ancient conifer forest - in this case a giant sequoia. This entire deposit is a giant driftwood cache that petrified eons ago. The exterior is actually as interesting as the polished face is, showing nice weathering and a smooth water worn texture. It's a really nicely preserved piece of petrified wood, with absolutely gorgeous gem quality agate in rich dark colors preserving this ancient fossil. You can easily see the highly detailed, perfectly preserved wood grain with naked eye and the honeycomb like cell structure under magnification. It's a great specimen and something that the fossil collector or simple stone lover will really enjoy. This is a pretty good sized piece that's been cut across the grain and then polished to show off all the gemmy detail inside. It took a beautiful polish, it really does look like a mirror! It's another one of those beautiful fossil treasures that some happy Sticks-in-Stones customer is going to flip over! Our polishing skills are legendary on eBay (just check out the feedback comments and the "me too" claims by our imitators!) and this one has been treated with the same care and dedication to produce that perfect, liquid finish that we apply to every stone destined for my own personal collection. You won't find sander marks or dull spots in our finish work - just a flawless, mirror like face that others promise while we deliver! This lovely thicker slab is nicely sized and measures about 8 1/4" across the widest point on the polished face. It is cut about 0.39" thick. Weight is 0.74 lbs Another Sticks-in-Stones Lapidary quality stone collectible!
