G792 Mirror 3" wide x 3

3" wide x 3

18th century Italian gold leaf fragment with natural forming copper

and gold mica on an optical calcite base

Petrified wood with hand forged Italian style Iron appliqué

Agatized Coral

G792 Mirror 3" wide x 3Petrified wood are fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation, the result of trees having completely transformed to stone through the process of permineralization, a thousand year process. All organic materials have been replaced with minerals, such as quartz, while retaining the original stem tissue. Unlike other fossils that are usually compressions, petrified wood is a three dimensional depiction of the original organic material. Exotic minerals