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5" Colorful Polished Petrified Wood Slab - Turkey
This is a 5 x 4.7", polished slab of petrified wood collected in Amasya, Turkey. Similar to the "colla wood" found in the Tokat Province of Turkey, this wood has light blue coloration in spots that could be attributed to the presence of copper impurities. Due to the lack of material from this location, we don't feel comfortable labeling it as "colla wood", though this likely wouldn't be inaccurate.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
"Colla wood" is perified wood interspersed with patches of brightly-colored copper-based minerals. This wood was fractured at some point, then water containing copper-related minerals flowed through those fractures, leaving deposits with their distinctive colors. Some of the minerals are deep blue azurite, deep green malachite, and chrysocolla with its light blue to teal colorations. Some of the surfaces are opalized, leaving a chatoyance that changes colors and brightness as your perspective changes.
$95
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Amasya, Black Sea Region, Turkey
SIZE
5 x 4.7", .35" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#299414
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