deepsouth
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Post by deepsouth on Mar 15, 2005 1:43:13 GMT -5
Hi all , This question was posed to me by my friend Charlie Powell....what value would there be on this magnificent piece of petrified New Zealand treefern? It was found by Charlie himself and he shared a few slices with his mates at the time...no , I was not yet living in this part of the world then. sadly  Here follow some pics of the said piece. It weighs in at I think about 14 pound. Meet Charlie and his rock  close up  other view  close up of sides   Thanks for looking |
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Post by sandsman1 on Mar 15, 2005 2:10:25 GMT -5
wow thats gotta be the nicest piece of wood i ever seen i dont know what its worth but im sure its not cheap --- thats a once in a lifetime find tell charlie i said congrats on that one
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Post by gaetzchamp on Mar 15, 2005 2:21:34 GMT -5
Don't have the slightest. I'd say look on ebay and see if there is anything remotely resembling the specimen and go from there. You could also put in on ebay with a high reserve and see what action you get.
Wouldn't have thought it was petrified wood if I found it. Looks more like a fossilized jellyfish or something.
Thanks for sharing this.
Gaetz
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Post by deepsouth on Mar 15, 2005 2:23:54 GMT -5
From the thousands upon thousands of rocks he has , this is his most prized possession  Jack |
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Post by rockyraccoon on Mar 15, 2005 2:27:49 GMT -5
well i don't know the value but i'd like to know. one direction it looks like an underwater scene and the other a fire. beautiful rock!
kim
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Post by rollingstone on Mar 15, 2005 3:26:01 GMT -5
Jack, I don't know if you can really put a price on such a unique specimen.... unless Charlie is selling it, I guess the value is "priceless".
It is such a gorgeous specimen, I hope that one day all or at least part of it will end up in a museum, for all to enjoy. It certainly is an amazing find. Good on Charlie! (And thanks Jack for posting!)
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Post by Cher on Mar 15, 2005 9:34:50 GMT -5
Wow, what a great find. That's got to be one of the neatest
rocks I've seen. Sorry can't be of any help on the price but
just checking on ebay is a good place to start. Let us know how it goes with it and tell Charlie "HI" nice to meet you!!
Cher
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Post by creativeminded on Mar 15, 2005 9:37:16 GMT -5
That is a very nice piece of pet wood, thank you for sharing.
Tami
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 15, 2005 10:00:58 GMT -5
i agree with rollingstone, that piece is museum quality, absolutely amazing! not surprising that it's Charlie's favorite piece! how did he know it was tree fern?
is Charlie going to sell it if he gets the right offer?
KD
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Post by BearCreekLapidary on Mar 15, 2005 10:32:45 GMT -5
HOLY MOLEY ;D ;D Jack, when it comes to valuation of rock there are many factors that fall into place. Rarity of the material Availability of the material Size of the material Quality of the material Demand of the material Are to name but a few, I can tell you that I personally have not seen any of this material myself in my 38 years of collecting rocks! Charlie as a wonderful specimen there and I would definitely contact your local or National Geological Society and inquire as to the rarity of the piece. They should be able to give you a much better idea as to how rare it is. On extremely rare pieces, they may even be interested in placing it in a Museum as a display piece. They generally give credit to the owner within their description of the material. I definitely wouldn't let anyone cut anything else off of that piece until I checked and made sure of the overall rarity of the piece! As far as value ... that is a tough question! As it all comes back to rarity, availability, quailty, size and demand of that specific material. Definitely worth checking into Tell Charlie that is a spectacular chunk of rock and congratulate him for being the lucky individual who has possession of it ;D Thanks for posting the photo's and thank Charlie for sharing that spectacular piece of petrified wood with us. John |
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Post by stefan on Mar 15, 2005 10:54:45 GMT -5
SLAB IT AND SELL IT- Just kidding Actually that is probably the nicest specimine I have ever seen Your friend is a very lucky individual! I would say that on the open market it should fetch upwards of $20,000 US dollars! ( we are talking a real auction here- not the Ebay thing) I personally would not sell anything that nice- unless I had too!
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Post by mrbrett on Mar 15, 2005 12:06:18 GMT -5
That stuff is lying around everywhere here in Indiana! It's just dried up cow poo. Not worth anything but, I'll give you $20.00 so you feel like you made something off of it. I know, I know..... you don't have to say it.... ;D
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Post by chassroc on Mar 15, 2005 14:44:57 GMT -5
Hey Deep,
That is a lovely specimen. Love the swirls and pattern. I'm sure it would shine up magnificently. Can't help with the value.
csroc
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Post by deepsouth on Mar 15, 2005 16:31:16 GMT -5
I thank you all for your replies and interesting comments. Brett: I have a dairyfarm and will gladly sell you cowpats for 20 US dollars a piece , will even give you a discount as being the most favorite person  No , Charlie was not going to part with his indeed Priceless piece of petrified tree fern aka" Ponga" It is most certainly the biggest piece he or any of his many friends has ever seen. I do have a smaller one myself , given to me by another rockhound...more the size of a wallnut . I will print your comments and take them to Charlie next time I see him. He will be chuffed with it I'm sure. I include some pics of living treeferns    There are several members in the treefern family but they don't all live in our area. Others grow a lot taller than the ones in these fotos. Jack |
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 15, 2005 16:44:40 GMT -5
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 15, 2005 16:48:59 GMT -5
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Post by Debs on Mar 15, 2005 22:50:27 GMT -5
Love those tree ferns! I planted several of them last spring and I am hoping them come back this year. I planted several different species so it will be interesting. That is an excellent tree fern fossil. I buy all of my from rock shop on ebay or from his web site sticks and stones lapidary. He does an excellent job with a mirror finish polish and I have always been pleased with my buys from him. I would send him an email and see what he says. He buys alot of stock and goes to different countries to collect more fossils. He is a really nice guy to deal with and perhaps he may purchase it from you! There you go...a sale in the making! Lucky you! I would love to add it to my petrified wood collection too! |
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Post by deepsouth on Mar 16, 2005 16:07:40 GMT -5
Thanks KD for the links to the petrified ferns. very interesting .
I doubt very much if Charlie will ever part with his priceless piece haha.
I went rockhounding yesterday in the stream where he found this piece and I came home with several interesting pieces of pet wood. But ......My O My.....
I had to leave a huge piece behind , still stuck in the streambed !!!
Only about a foot is showing and I have the feeling that it is just the tip of the iceberg...eh petwood log . Next time I go there I will take a picture . I most certainly could not get it to move . And I don't know if the farmer would want me to remove it as it could cause more erosian of his land.
So I might as well be happy with the pieces I did find.
I still have to take pictures of them .
Jack
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Post by krazydiamond on Mar 19, 2005 17:10:33 GMT -5
a rather small stick of dynamite may be handy in this situation, Jack. wait till the next thunderstorm and BOOM, blame it on the lightning. cover your ears and mind your thumbs.
we want photos!!
KD
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Post by Alice on Mar 19, 2005 18:13:05 GMT -5
How do you tell if it's pet. wood, and not just some fancy rock?
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