NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 11, 2016 14:50:46 GMT -5
I picked this hunk of wood up at my local show last weekend. Soaked it in vinegar overnight to clean the sandy almost concrete like gunk off it (There's some on the 1 end yet). I don't know where it's from, never thought to ask the seller. Anyone got an idea? Cool knot in the side and botryoidal agate coating.  Here's the ends   Thanks for looking & for any ID help. |
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Post by radio on Mar 11, 2016 18:11:09 GMT -5
No help here, but that is a cool piece of wood!!! Great find!
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Post by toiv0 on Mar 11, 2016 20:48:26 GMT -5
I have seen material like that in with the agate in sw WY. Nice find, gotta love vinegar.
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Post by kk on Mar 11, 2016 21:32:08 GMT -5
Wow, lovely piece. Wonder if the growth rings would remain when cabing?
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Fossilman
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Post by Fossilman on Mar 11, 2016 21:50:55 GMT -5
SCORE!!!!!!!!!!! Hard to tell,if the origin is unknown............
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Post by Pat on Mar 11, 2016 22:59:01 GMT -5
Neat how it has the chalcedony coating.
Neat knot , too. Looks like a piece of wood!
Thanks.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 12, 2016 11:10:50 GMT -5
Wood or pet wood
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Post by woodman on Mar 12, 2016 13:31:47 GMT -5
Take slice off of the big end and polish it. It does look similar to pet wood from Wyoming. The wood may have better color after being cut also.
Go on E bay and search for blue forest petrified wood.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 12, 2016 15:36:56 GMT -5
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rastageezer
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Post by rastageezer on Mar 13, 2016 0:07:57 GMT -5
Wyoming was my first thought too
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Post by Rockoonz on Mar 13, 2016 3:00:09 GMT -5
Looks like Blue Forest wood from WY to me as well.
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metalsmith
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Post by metalsmith on Mar 13, 2016 17:13:16 GMT -5
The rings would most likely remain; I used to work on thin-sectioned fossil wood, counting the rings and measuring the cells; scintillating ...
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Post by Toad on Mar 14, 2016 5:21:49 GMT -5
Real nice specimen there...
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jamesp
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Post by jamesp on Mar 14, 2016 12:36:47 GMT -5
No shortage of silica on that one.
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NDK
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Post by NDK on Mar 14, 2016 23:29:41 GMT -5
Thanks guys. Think I might slice the end off to check inside as Woodman suggested. That'll leave me a nice piece for saving, and a piece to cut a cab from.
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