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Let's Rock => Mineral Specimens => Topic started by: Slabbercabber on May 15, 2017, 01:22:41 PM

Title: show us your best
Post by: Slabbercabber on May 15, 2017, 01:22:41 PM
I was pulling rocks out of the garden and realized how much I love the look of Parker petrified wood.  Very similar to bocote.  That got me to thinking about my favorite of all woods.  Hard to pick.  I also love Holbrook, blue forest, yellow cat.  But I finally settled on the wood I now find locally.  East Texas palm.  Here is a pic of the two sides of a 1 1/2" thick specimen.  Show us your picks.
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Title: Re: show us your best
Post by: Asianfire on May 15, 2017, 03:11:38 PM
Wood is always interesting.

I think the best I ever got was from Daniel (Lonlygems).
Something he calls "Rane" Plume wood.
(http://i1200.photobucket.com/albums/bb340/kainzerkurt/Rane%20or%20plume%20wood%202_zpsofkmpxdt.jpg) (http://s1200.photobucket.com/user/kainzerkurt/media/Rane%20or%20plume%20wood%202_zpsofkmpxdt.jpg.html)
Title: Re: show us your best
Post by: rocks2dust on May 15, 2017, 11:19:18 PM
The palm and plume are both spectacular. My favorite sliced wood piece remains a piece of Bear Creek area (border between Crook and Deschutes counties, Oregon):
(http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/gemphoto12/wood_bearcreekdisplay120.jpg) (http://i777.photobucket.com/albums/yy56/gemphoto12/wood_bearcreekdisplay121.jpg)
Title: Re: show us your best
Post by: olgguy on May 18, 2017, 07:20:34 PM
Here are two of mine, one wood and one palm. I don't know what or where info. for either one?
Title: Re: show us your best
Post by: hummingbirdstones on May 18, 2017, 08:10:39 PM
I'm loving these!  That Bear Creek?  Holy crap!   :WEEEE:
Title: Re: show us your best
Post by: John Robinson on August 27, 2017, 09:59:22 PM
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I have a lot of petrified wood that has more color.
However this is the only piece of petrified bark that I have found