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Fascinating, 11" Petrified Wood Candle Holder - Madagascar
This is a 11" wide candle holder made from a small limb section of petrified Araucaria wood from Ambilobe, Madagascar. The wood is from the early Triassic period and approximately 220 million years old, close to the time the first dinosaurs appeared on the planet.
It has been carved and polished to perfectly fit two glass dishes which can hold tealights. The outside has been left unpolished to show off the amazing bark pattern preservation of this fossil. Portions of the cut base of the wood and both ends have also been polished to reveal the beautiful wood grain detail. There are two small branch sections coming off of the main log which have also been polished at the ends. This unique candle holder provides a touch of natural elegance to any room. Both of the glass dishes and two unscented candles are included.
It has been carved and polished to perfectly fit two glass dishes which can hold tealights. The outside has been left unpolished to show off the amazing bark pattern preservation of this fossil. Portions of the cut base of the wood and both ends have also been polished to reveal the beautiful wood grain detail. There are two small branch sections coming off of the main log which have also been polished at the ends. This unique candle holder provides a touch of natural elegance to any room. Both of the glass dishes and two unscented candles are included.
About Madagascar Petrified Wood
Madagascar petrified wood comes primarily from extensive Triassic-aged deposits in the Mahajanga Basin of northwestern Madagascar, where ancient conifer forests—often attributed to species related to Araucarioxylon—were buried by volcanic ash and floodplain sediments roughly 225–240 million years ago. Over immense spans of time, silica-rich fluids percolated through these sediments, replacing the cellular structure of the wood with chalcedony, jasper, agate, and quartz while preserving growth rings, bark textures, and even microscopic details. The region’s unique geochemistry—especially its iron, manganese, and occasionally copper content—produces the vivid palette Madagascar petrified wood is famous for, including deep brick reds, golden yellows, smoky blacks, and pastel pinks. Many logs are found fully silicified and naturally fractured into large, rounded segments that local artisans cut into slabs, spheres, eggs, and freeforms. These deposits stretch across arid badlands where erosion steadily exposes new material, making Madagascar one of the world’s premier sources of highly colorful, beautifully patterned fossil wood.
Madagascar petrified wood comes primarily from extensive Triassic-aged deposits in the Mahajanga Basin of northwestern Madagascar, where ancient conifer forests—often attributed to species related to Araucarioxylon—were buried by volcanic ash and floodplain sediments roughly 225–240 million years ago. Over immense spans of time, silica-rich fluids percolated through these sediments, replacing the cellular structure of the wood with chalcedony, jasper, agate, and quartz while preserving growth rings, bark textures, and even microscopic details. The region’s unique geochemistry—especially its iron, manganese, and occasionally copper content—produces the vivid palette Madagascar petrified wood is famous for, including deep brick reds, golden yellows, smoky blacks, and pastel pinks. Many logs are found fully silicified and naturally fractured into large, rounded segments that local artisans cut into slabs, spheres, eggs, and freeforms. These deposits stretch across arid badlands where erosion steadily exposes new material, making Madagascar one of the world’s premier sources of highly colorful, beautifully patterned fossil wood.
$195
SPECIES
Araucaria (Conifer)
LOCATION
Ambilobe, Madagascar
FORMATION
Isalo II Formation
SIZE
11 x 8.3 x 4.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#378663
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