Natural petrified wood freeforms from Madagascar –...

These extraordinary free-form shapes made of petrified wood from Madagascar are impressive testimonies of the prehistoric era and unite the natural beauty of a long-gone forest with the fascinating world of noble minerals. More than 200 million years ago, the original wood was slowly and completely replaced by mineral-rich solutions. Even the finest wood structures remained intact and transformed into a unique fossil of exceptional beauty. The high-gloss polished free-form pieces captivate with a spectacular color play of deep red, warm amber, gold, brown, gray and cream tones. Each grain, each vein and every natural color gradient tells the story of an ancient tree and makes each specimen a unmistakable one-of-a-kind. The harmonious free-forms bring out the fascinating structures of petrified wood especially impressively and give the pieces an elegant, modern aura. Petrified wood from Madagascar ranks among the world's highest-quality and most colorful fossils of its kind. The intense color diversity arises from different minerals such as iron oxides, manganese and quartz, which replaced the organic material over millions of years. Consequently, no two free-forms are alike—each has its own character and tells its very own geological story. Through masterful polishing, both the natural wood structures and the extraordinary depth and brilliance of the colors come to perfect expression. Whether as an exclusive collector’s piece, luxurious decorative object or exceptional gift—these free-forms set stylish accents in living rooms, offices, galleries or representative reception areas. Petrified wood symbolizes durability, growth and the power of nature. It combines the elegance of noble minerals with the history of an ancient tree and belongs to the most fascinating natural artworks on our planet. These two free-forms from Madagascar are unique masterpieces of nature, which with their extraordinary color intensity, the impressive wood grain and their elegant form meet the highest collector demands—exclusive one-of-a-kind pieces of timeless beauty and lasting value. Extraordinary Quartz Hand Polished Petrified Wood Weight: 2555.52 g Size: - Treatment: None Origin: Madagascar It is a fossil wood dating back 200 million years, all parts from a log or branches have been silicified, meaning that organic components were little by little replaced by silicon in the form of jasper, chalcedony and more rarely opal. Without the organic parts, all the living matter was replaced by stone: there are growth rings, cell separations, almost like worm cracks. Its features are those of the mineral that would have pseudo-transformed the wood: the silicon. And that’s what we call a "petrified wood" in the common language. The disclaimer about the healing properties as previously given : It is believed that certain gemstones and minerals have beneficial health and spiritual properties. We and Catawiki cannot guarantee or be held liable for these suggested attributes which have no scientific evidence and cannot be considered a substitute for traditional medical treatment.

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