New Members Txrockett Posted February 11, 2020 New Members Share Posted February 11, 2020 Is this amber on this piece of petrified wood? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daves64 Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 I don't believe that is amber, but more along the lines of a botryoidal agate or yellow or "honey" calcite. Are you sure that is petrified wood? Can't really see it to be sure. 4 Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sacha Posted February 11, 2020 Share Posted February 11, 2020 Lets see the backside. It looks like part of a Georgia agatized coral geode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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grandpa Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 First things first - - Hello, and a warm welcome to TFF from Austin, Tx. As to your specimen, this is a great piece of petrified wood with botryoidal chalcedony, not amber; a very lovely piece. And again, Welcome to the forum. I look forward to reading more of your posts. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jpc Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 yeah, I'm with grandpa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnJ Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 4 minutes ago, grandpa said: First things first - - Hello, and a warm welcome to TFF from Austin, Tx. As to your specimen, this is a great piece of petrified wood with botryoidal chalcedony, not amber; a very lovely piece. And again, Welcome to the forum. I look forward to reading more of your posts. ^^^This. The human mind has the ability to believe anything is true. - JJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Txrockett Posted February 12, 2020 Author New Members Share Posted February 12, 2020 We have a lot of petrified palm wood here . I thought at first that’s what it was, and it looks agate, it has crystals on the back side , it’s hard to tell in the pictures. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
New Members Txrockett Posted February 12, 2020 Author New Members Share Posted February 12, 2020 Yes that’s does look like it . Thank you so much for your help! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norki Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Also, someone correct me here if I'm wrong, but amber is normally associated with coalified woods rather than lithified woods as in your example. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paleoflor Posted February 12, 2020 Share Posted February 12, 2020 Welcome and interesting specimen! May I ask where it was found? Botryoidal chalcedony and petrified wood are found in association at the famous Blue Forest locality in Eden Valley, Wyoming (typically Schinoxylon-type wood with beautiful blue botryoidal chalcedony and yellow crystalline calcite), but your specimen with a crust of some yellow botryoidal phase looks quite distinct from this type of material. Also, are you sure it is petrified wood? I recognise the fibrous texture in there, but this could also be geologic in nature. Difficult to judge from photographs anyway... Searching for green in the dark grey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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