Natural fossilized wood ball – Rare petrification with warm, earthy color swirls.- 2367.19 g

This extraordinary sphere of petrified wood presents itself with an impressive combination of reddish, caramel-colored and cream-white tones that sweep across the polished surface like organic growth rings. The vivid texture still clearly recalls the ancient wood grain, making the connection between mineral transformation and original plant material wonderfully visible.

The warm red and ocher zones seem to glow from within, while lighter, almost milky areas create a gentle depth. Inclusions and natural lines tell the story of a tree that over millions of years became stone—a process that makes every fossil wood sphere a true one-of-a-kind.

With its harmonious color scheme and the organic, flowing patterning, this sphere appears especially decorative and exudes a calm, earth-connected presence. As a rarer variant among fossil woods, it also has an attractive collector value and fits elegantly into any mineral collection.

Note: The pictured stand is not included in the delivery, but can be purchased separately.

Stone: Petrified Wood Sphere
Weight: 2367,19g
Size: 111mm
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.

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