SiS: 7 " RIP CUT African WOODWORTHIA Petrified Wood Slab - VERY COOL
Item History & Price
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This stunning specimen represents the single largest "rip cut" we've ever produced from one of the incredible fossil Woodworthia logs. This is not something we can afford to do often, but the perfect log came along to make a cut on one of these amazing fossils that shows the beautiful arrangement of spine scars in a rip cut (lengthwise) slab! The color combo is primarily dark coffee with very subtle hints of darker green near the cente...r. Lots of nice spine scar knots! This isn't something you'll see often, but I've always wanted to cut one of these pieces this way and I finally had the chance. It's a true museum piece offered in a true auction. The wood is gem grade and took a beautiful mirror polish that we coax from every piece we offer! It's complete with a natural rind down the length of both sides. A really nice specimen in a nice to display size! This round is from a larger log that still has the stellar rays emanating through the entire round from the spike knots this wood is identified from. In the last couple of years I've started seeing some really fascinating petrified wood coming into the US at the big import shows from Zimbabwe, Africa! The wood is typically green, brown and black and exceptionally well preserved on the exterior. The interior reminds me of a lot of the Utah wood in detail (i.e. it's hit and miss) but the best pieces show beautiful spike knots leading up to the spine bases that coat the exterior logs. You'd recognize these specimens anywhere as the logs are consistently the same colors inside and out, and the exterior is coated with an unmistakable pattern of spine scars. The wood grain itself varies in quality, but the best of these pieces show spike knots in cross section (they look like rays coming from the center of the log) and a good cut will show several of them. This wood is quite unique and really a much more interesting fossil than most of the woodworthia we get here in the US. The typically green color is something you have to see in person to understand - it's not really comparable to any other petrified wood and it's difficult to get a representative photograph that really does the color justice. The wood has a reasonably high silica content so we're able to coax a nice polish out of the specimen. This is one of the few logs I was able to locate that really took a nice polish once slabbed and finished. 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 dark and subtle, and the wood grain is unique to this exotic species. This slab 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. You can also make out some of the spine scars on the edge of the slice. This piece measures about 6 7/8" x 2 3/4" across the polished face and is cut about 0.42" thick. Weight is 0.64 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!
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