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Ancient Redwood (Sequoia sp.)
Columbia Plateau Basalts Group Miocene Saddle Mountain, Washington ** Some board cuts just cannot be ignored, especially when they are this striking. Loaded with dendrites and a "landscape" pattern, this is a special slab! The cutter topped it off with an exquisite polish. You will want to keep this one on display because every time you look at it, it seems you will see something different in the pattern. And, since this one begs to be displayed on the vertical, we are including a lucite stand for that purpose! 12" x 4" on polished face; 5/16" thick slab $130 |
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Conifer Limb with precious opal Bonanza Mine Virgin Valley Formation, Miocene Virgin Valley, Nevada ** An extraordinary limb of precious opal on wood from the Bonanza Mine at the famed Virgin Valley locality. It is not at all common to find a truly aesthetic, natural limb section from Virgin Valley with such decorative precious opal, so we were very fortunate to acquire this one. This phenomenal specimen displays "ribbons" of opal along its 8" length, and patches of precious green and blue opal across its natural face. Here is your chance to own an exquisite, collectible specimen of wood + opal from Virgin Valley. 1.5" diameter on natural uncut face, 8" long limb section $1450 (and therefore qualifies immediately for our 10% discount on orders over $200) |
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Undetermined dicot angiosperm wood (Incertae sedis)
Little Butte Formation, Mehama volcanics unit, Oligocene McQueen Ranch, Sweet Home area, Linn County, Oregon ** If you are a frequent follower of our website specimens, you know that we generally prefer to offer specimens with an identified taxonomic affinity (whether it is species, genus or family). But like a lot of other factors in life, there are sometimes exceptions and this is one of them. The Linn County Petrified Forest has produced a multitude of different genera and a plethora of different mineralizations. Occasionally we see Sweet Home specimens with incredible agate fortifications and this one really has what we call "punch." The "watercolor" blue agate morphs into white on the bottom and gold on the top. The blue color has the same geologic origin as the famous "Holley Blue" agate named after the village of Holley which is near the old McQueen Ranch property. The limb from which this specimen was cut was uncovered during a logging project on the ranch recently. 4" x 3.5" diameter on polished face; 5/16" thick slab $38 |
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Pepper (Schinoxylon actinoporosum)
Laney Shale Member, Green River Formation, Eocene Blue Forest, Wyoming ** Sweet, smaller branch of pepper tree perched on a matrix. We suggest that you display it next to a slab or standup or board cut -- any of the fabulous Blue Forest specimens you have! Its is eye-catching, even in its small form. Branch is 5/8" in diameter and 2.75" in length; Overall size of the specimen is 3" x 2.75", varies in thickness up to 3/4" thick $25. |
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Tanoak (Lithocarpus sp.)
Mehama Volcanics Unit, Little Butte Formation, Oligocene Sweet Home area, Linn County, Oregon ** Wow, what a beauty, and one of the better-preserved slices of Tanoak that we have seen from the Sweet Home petrified forest. The perfect preservation is best seen microscopically in the tan areas of the slab. We particularly like the blue agate filling in some of the dessicaton cracks and cavities. The cracks were already present in the wood prior to petrification and later provided passageways for the groundwater to enter the log. Be sure to check closely our photomicrograph of the outstanding woody fine structure. The blue fortification agate filling some of the cavities in the old log gives this slab real aesthetic appeal. 9” x 7.5” on polished face; 5/8” thick slab $95 |