SiS: GIANT 18\" SMOKE & FIRE Madagascar Petrified Wood Round - Just Incredible For Sale

This massive,glowing ember colored petrified wood slab is the largest slab of this color variety that we\'ve ever cut and it really is an incredible specimen!We cut this beautiful piece from thecenter of one of our largest Madagascar logs from a shipment werecently imported. It is every bit as spectacular as it appears in the photo! Somewhere in Madagascar there is an entire hillside of gorgeous petrifiedflaming orange logs like this one- but here in the US this is one of only a small handful I know of that produced such perfect and colorful specimens! The rusty burnt orange hues are rich and bold and they frame a combination of blacks and grays that look like smoke surrounded by burning coals! This is alarger sized and very attractive, virtually perfect round cut from the center of a choice petrified wood log from Madagascar!It\'s plenty big enough to serve as an end table top but would also look amazing as a gorgeous display of natural fossil art. Many have seen the bland, lifeless specimens from this remote island nation, but you haven\'t really seen what the other side of the world can produce until you\'ve seen one of the specimens we\'ve prepared in our shop. Our polished slabare preparedwith a mirror finish unmatched by any of the import specimens you typically find offered on ! Color like this is hard to find and when finished properly, these petrified wood slices become one of the most beautiful natural displays you\'ll everlay youreyes on!! A gorgeous collectible fossil Araucaria specimenand one of the best from the log, so don\'t miss it!

One of the largest and most productive petrified forests on the planet is on the huge island of Madagascar off the southern African coast. While many have seen the bland and lifeless specimens that are most typically found in this huge deposit, few have had the opportunity to see the top grade, colorful gem fossils that are occasionally unearthed there. Fewer still get to see them properly prepared with a mirror finish to reveal all of the rich fossil wood grain and color! Even the rind on this log is amazing, offering up a perfectly contrasting sandy texture that still looks like a log today.Last year we located a new source of logs that have produced some truly museum grade specimens and this stunning monster is definitely one of them! The material was so good in fact that I travelledhalfway around the world to be able to select the best pieces this particular forest had to offer! Thecolor alone makes it a collector piece - but add in all the other features in this nearly flawless specimen and you can see why I was so excited to have found the log! They truly do not get much better than this folks, no matter what forest you\'re looking at!

It\'s just amazing how beautiful petrified wood can be and this fine specimen found halfway around the world shows to what lengths people will go to bring these treasures to market! If you don\'t own a top grade piece from this increasingly important deposit yet in your own collection, this is your chance.

This is a complete round cut from thecenter of a nice sized log. It shows the distinct (and uncommon to see so well in logs from this location) honeycomb grain structure of modern conifers (no resin canals visible) which makes it related to modern fir and sequoia (it\'s probably araucaria). This stone has been professionally polished onour owncustom builtlap that produces a flat face and a mirror perfect shine. It is a full slab cut from the center of the log. The polish really is liquid perfect - a difference in the quality products Sticks-in-Stones has built its reputation on!

It measures about 17 5/8\" x12 1/4\" in diameter. It\'s cut about 0.91\" thick. Weight is12.8 lbs.

Sticks-in-Stones Lapidary is happily providing UPS shipping to greatly reduce shipping charges on large rock orders. We will combine sale items or provide additional items from our shop to bring you the greatest possible value in fine Lapidary & stone collectibles!