SiS: Argentina Petrified Wood Round - DARK COLLECTOR GRADE Mirror Polished Slab
Item History & Price
| Reference Number: Avaluer:4555600 |
This is a very highly agatized specimen from one of the harder to acquire locations. This mostly complete round represents one of the best agatized Argentina petrified wood rounds we've auctioned in quite a while. It's a really nice, medium sized, dark agate round with a ton of color and detail. It's a very dark round that is extremely highly polished. The high agate content means the color changes a lot depending on the amount and di...rection of light (it looks a lot darker than the photo with indoor light). This one is fascinating under magnification. It's a conifer of some sort but the early wood and late wood are less predictable and there appear to be growth rings that are extremely close together or perhaps somehow forming what appears to be triple bands of latewood in some annual rings? As unusual as it is beautiful, this one is fun to study and enjoy for its aesthetics. It's a nice shape with a partially wind polished rind that appears to show actual fossil bark structure, and of course it features the collector grade polish that only Sticks in Stones Lapidary delivers consistently on every piece we sell!This is one of the most beautiful, reasonably complete petrified wood rounds from one of the most exotic new locations I've seen in quite a while. This very fine grade of petrified wood came from the southern tip of South America in Argentina! It is what remains of an ancient forest that thrived many millions of years ago. This round comes from one of the newest logs we've gotten from that part of the world. I'm not even going to attempt a guess at the species (I wouldn't recognize any of the South American trees today, let alone several million years ago!) I can say, however, that the cell structure is consistent with conifer trees (and it's preserved more than well enough for a paleobotanist to have a go at). Some of the giant conifers from North America share these same characteristics. There are more subtle shades of yellow, black, brown and orange in here than my camera can do justice with. Some of the regions are even a metallic hematite! It is much more striking in real life than my camera can capture. This top quality round is not only 100% there, rind and all, but it has some of the most stunning growth ring detail you'll ever see in petrified wood. The heart of the log actually looks scalloped. I can't tell if that's the coloration of the mineral deposits or if the wood grew that way when it was alive - but it's gorgeous either way! If the timeless mystery of this piece isn't enough for you, then I'm certain the simple, natural, gemmy beauty of it will be. The colors are warm and rich and the entire piece is completely preserved in a very high grade of agate. The high agate content allows this stone to be polished to a liquid perfect, lustrous finish that only the best grades of fossil wood can achieve. This round is on the larger side for most of the Argentina specimens I've seen. In fact, I've only cut 2 logs that are larger and not seen any bigger outside of books. A nice piece to broaden your own collection with and based on what I've learned from this deposit now it will surely be a uniquely colored specimen! This round is is a very nice slice taken 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"?! Polished to the highest standards, we guarantee you'll be pleased to show off this fine specimen in your own collection. This piece measures about 6 1/8" x 4" across the mirror polished face and is cut about 0.48" thick. Weight is 0.88 lbs. Stands sold separately. Sticks-in-Stones Lapidary is happily providing USPS & 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!
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