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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 14, 2008 11:08:17 GMT -5
Well on Curt's contest thread he asked to see my pet wood. I don't have a lot and what I do have isn't very colorful but here is my best and favorite piece. Its a pretty color and has a nice druzy center. Of course now I have a new favorite piece, a piece of Curt's ghost wood. I took some slices of it yesterday and will post some pics this week.
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 14, 2008 11:17:08 GMT -5
Wow! Are you sure this is pet wood? Doesn't look like that but if it is, it's one of the most stunning pieces I've seen.
Adrian
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 14, 2008 11:35:09 GMT -5
That is an amazing piece of Wood Tony! I was thinking Brazilian myself. Where did you get it?? Steve
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 14, 2008 17:17:55 GMT -5
Ooh is that one of those carnelian limb casts from up by Lebanon, Oregon. Man that is one gorgeous hunk of stone.....Mel
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Post by BuiltonRock on Dec 14, 2008 19:38:30 GMT -5
Very gorgeous!! john
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Post by Bejewelme on Dec 14, 2008 23:11:04 GMT -5
Hun: Maybe your wood isn't so boring after all!!! Amber
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Post by texaswoodie on Dec 15, 2008 8:42:57 GMT -5
ROFL!
Gee, carnelian replaced wood. I'm sooooooooooooooo envious. Great piece there Tony.
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 15, 2008 9:13:53 GMT -5
Tony, now I think I understand: it's a cast! Would you please post a pic of the hidden side of that pet wood, which I think it might show some bark structure?
Adrian
PS. Not boring at all! And what a hard, solid material! The person who consideres it boring must have unimaginable high standards ;D
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 15, 2008 11:53:06 GMT -5
I don't really know what it is as it was given to me in a box of what I was told was pet wood. It sure is agatized though.
Adrian I'll try to remember to take a pic of the other side tonight.
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Post by rockwizz on Dec 15, 2008 19:43:49 GMT -5
That's cool, but it looks more like a jasper to me ;D
thanks for sharing.
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Post by chasfire on Dec 15, 2008 20:20:32 GMT -5
Tony: Great looking stone. My favorite petrified wood looks just like a large piece of red jasper. It does have a wood look on the outside and I was able to find some cell structure with magnification, so I am positive it is wood. I have never seen any red petrified wood from Washington though, so I was quite surprised and pleased to have found it.
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 15, 2008 22:20:05 GMT -5
Uhhhhh, lapidary rough are you making fun of my lack of knowledge of rocks or just flat out calling me an idiot?
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Post by SteveHolmes on Dec 15, 2008 22:35:06 GMT -5
uuuhhh..I'm still trying to figure that one out too Tony! Steve
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Post by Hard Rock Cafe on Dec 15, 2008 22:51:52 GMT -5
I don't care what type of rock you call it, it's fantastic! :-) :-) :-)
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Post by Sabre52 on Dec 15, 2008 23:06:01 GMT -5
Tony: I think he was confirming Lebanon, Oregon as the source of your material ( though some similar stuff is found in Washington State too) The area is famous for fine carnelian of which your's looks to be a beautiful example. Both gas pocket type nodules and pet wood come from the same areas and I have seen some fine carnelian which had been classified as limb cast material and, while totally replaced by banded agate inside ( ala a lot of Wyoming limb casts), they did appear to have bark patterns on the outside and were quite tubular in structure as if they had indeed filled a mold left by a wood branch. Lots of wood is buried in the lava dikes up that way.....Mel
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 16, 2008 8:25:08 GMT -5
Mel I agree that its not wood so I have to apologize to everyone here and change my stance that I only have one piece of nice pet wood and that is Texaswoody's ghost wood.
I actually thought that Lapidaryrough was calling you an idiot as well as everyone else that posted. Then again I'm a nice guy and would never make fun of other people for their ignorance. I guess My mother raised me right.
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Post by Tonyterner on Dec 16, 2008 10:07:10 GMT -5
Here is a pic of the outside for Adrian. Sorry I was mistaken about it being wood.
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Post by grayfingers on Dec 16, 2008 10:24:53 GMT -5
Whatever it is, It is one of the most beautiful specimens I have seen! Thanks for posting it.
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Post by texaswoodie on Dec 16, 2008 11:23:14 GMT -5
Tony Aound here there is usually no mistaking wood. It all pretty much looks like wood. The western wood is usually so replaced with minerals that it's hard to tell after it's been cut, but even the western wood has some "bark" look to it on the outside many times. Not always though and I have some that is wood, that the only way I know it is, is because someone told me it is. About all you can do is trust your source in those cases. No need to aplogize. It happens to the best of us and if it don't come from E Texas, I'm usually lost.
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Post by adrian65 on Dec 16, 2008 14:57:36 GMT -5
Thanks for the picture, Tony. It doesn't look like bark to me but no need to be sorry, eitherway you would not had posted a very interesting and beautiful rock.
So, all in all, no wood? ;D
Adrian
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