Great detail in pet wood

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Great detail in pet wood Sept 2, 2013 16:10:19 GMT -5 kk likes this Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Sept 2, 2013 16:10:19 GMT -5 Larry(Quartz) collects this Mcdermitt. No fractures. Clear where toffee colored. Wow Please enjoy

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Great detail in pet wood Sept 2, 2013 16:12:24 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Sept 2, 2013 16:12:24 GMT -5 Maple? Like Scott says, I'll take 400 pounds

beefjello no longer being taken for granite Member since December 2006 Posts: 8,731	Great detail in pet wood Sept 2, 2013 16:22:12 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by beefjello on Sept 2, 2013 16:22:12 GMT -5 Nice!
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Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Great detail in pet wood Sept 2, 2013 20:44:16 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Sept 2, 2013 20:44:16 GMT -5 OMG,look at that! Thats a home run!
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jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Great detail in pet wood Sept 2, 2013 22:04:31 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Sept 2, 2013 22:04:31 GMT -5 That is some fine wood. It is so natural. Never seen such preservation detail. and the light colored piece would fool you as being tigereye. It splits in plates like wood-right along the grain

Fossilman Cave Dweller Member since January 2009 Posts: 20,718	Great detail in pet wood Sept 3, 2013 13:45:10 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Fossilman on Sept 3, 2013 13:45:10 GMT -5 Dang,I need to get my petwood tumbled!!! Curious now.......
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grizman freely admits to licking rocks Member since July 2011 Posts: 878	Great detail in pet wood Sept 3, 2013 15:45:51 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by grizman on Sept 3, 2013 15:45:51 GMT -5 Wowwwzers! That stuff is as nice as I have ever seen.

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Great detail in pet wood Sept 14, 2013 16:04:07 GMT -5

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Post by oxquo on Sept 14, 2013 16:04:07 GMT -5

Is that not agatised petwood hence the clarity and better detail? I was told there was a huge difference between some of My collection that some were simply petrified and others were agatised or melted into a harder form of rock even though both were simply petwood nonetheless. I am not an expert but this looks like some of that agatised wood I have more than a regular petwood.

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Great detail in pet wood Sept 14, 2013 17:44:20 GMT -5

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Post by jamesp on Sept 14, 2013 17:44:20 GMT -5

I think that there is 2 ways it can go oxquo. The best wood comes from the west and here in Georgia about the only thing petrified is our brains from too much humidity:>

The way i understand pet wood is that a stick of wood may rot or burn away in lava and leave a hollow spot that the agate completely fills called a 'cast'. A cast has little detail other than the outside
shape.

To see the grain and detail you need a 'replacement'. Different opinions but basically the agate slowly moves in and fills the vascular structure. It does that with dino bone, coral, palm wood, shells and a few others. Most pet wood will have both fills and replacements scattered through out where rotten openings filled solid.

That was collected by Larry (Quartz) on the forum and i begged him to let me trade for that fine McDermitt, Oregon wood.

Welcome to the forum. I hope to see more of you and and photos of your casts and/or replacements

Donnie's Rocky Treasures gets rocks for Christmas Member since April 2009 Posts: 6,273	Great detail in pet wood Sept 14, 2013 19:20:27 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Donnie's Rocky Treasures on Sept 14, 2013 19:20:27 GMT -5 Very nice wood!
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Great detail in pet wood Sept 14, 2013 22:39:05 GMT -5

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Post by quartz on Sept 14, 2013 22:39:05 GMT -5

Really, he didn't have to beg, but it does make for a good story. He sent us some of his coral in exchange for some of our stuff, we are just as pleased w/the coral as he is w/the wood, very nice mtl., and otherwise unavailable to us. Larry

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pacog starting to shine! Member since May 2013 Posts: 29	Great detail in pet wood Sept 15, 2013 13:52:32 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pacog on Sept 15, 2013 13:52:32 GMT -5 That Pet Wood is very cool looking. I have a Few Piece's/slabs in my stock pile as well.

adrian65 Cave Dweller Arch to golden memories and to great friends. Member since February 2007 Posts: 10,790	Great detail in pet wood Sept 15, 2013 22:23:58 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by adrian65 on Sept 15, 2013 22:23:58 GMT -5 High grade pet wood is one of my favorite materials. This specimen is so beautiful! Adrian
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pghram has started giving rock gifts Member since May 2009 Posts: 3,897	Great detail in pet wood Sept 16, 2013 13:15:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by pghram on Sept 16, 2013 13:15:02 GMT -5 Wow, nice grain patterns in those. Rich

Deleted Deleted Member Member since January 1970 Posts: 0	Great detail in pet wood Sept 19, 2013 0:31:47 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by Deleted on Sept 19, 2013 0:31:47 GMT -5 I love that Jim begged for a rock! That really does look like you could cut it in slices and form it into a guitar body. Sweet. Gotta love it!

jamesp Cave Dweller Member since October 2012 Posts: 36,602	Great detail in pet wood Sept 19, 2013 14:14:02 GMT -5 Quote Select Post Deselect Post Link to Post Member Give Gift Back to Top Post by jamesp on Sept 19, 2013 14:14:02 GMT -5 Amazing detail on that piece. I worked at a good photo. Ended up every photo was great. You found fine material Larry and wife. I know you are a methodical collector. That stuff is all picked up so it's all a dig.

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