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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 29, 2008 11:23:53 GMT -5
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adrian65
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 29, 2008 11:33:29 GMT -5
I think this picture only in-depths the mistery, but anyway it's GORGEOUS! And what a high level of agatization!
Adrian
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Post by adrian65 on Oct 29, 2008 11:37:18 GMT -5
PS. At a seccond look, it seems the cells are bigger in the center and smaller on the border of the cut, the same as they are into a bone (the bone is more dense in the outside and almost hollow in the inside)
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Post by Sabre52 on Oct 29, 2008 15:37:57 GMT -5
Wow that is an interesting specimen! Seeing that cut, I'd lean more toward a plant than a bone, and maybe a cut across some kind of fruiting body. I'd guess maybe a fern fruiting structure of come kind as some of the South American Tietia look similar. but I'm only a quarter-assed botanist. Maybe someone here is a better plant guy than I. Super mysterious specimen indeed though. Great find!....Mel
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 29, 2008 16:16:36 GMT -5
www.evolvingearth.org/index.htm Here is a link to Washington petrified wood for ID. Though the piece is Palm wood. The cell pattern, Look`s like Texas Palm wood from here in Oregon Jack
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Post by texaswoodie on Oct 29, 2008 17:17:09 GMT -5
I'm not saying your wrong Jack because I truly don't know. I've found and cut a lot of Texas Palm and have never seen any like this. The straws are always round in Palm and these are not. If you look closely, they are elongated. Texas Palm Curt
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 29, 2008 17:57:58 GMT -5
back to the log ...................... Cross Cut or rip cut.........?
Our 1/4 cut for tiger stripe ( Oak)
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Post by Jack, lapidaryrough on Oct 29, 2008 18:00:15 GMT -5
pressure of the tree growing can change the cell from and the cross section of a limb well change the woods cell pattern.
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