Blue Forest Petrified Wood Slab - 6.7x4.3"

This is a large slice of Eocene aged petrified wood from the famous "Blue Forest" in Eden Valley, Wyoming. The agatization of the wood shows amazingly beautiful hues of blacks, browns and blues. There are several pockets of crystals even preserved near the edge of the slab. The slab is approximately 6.7 x 4.3 inches.

It was formed when trees died and fell into a swamp where they are rapidly covered by algae. This formed casts that preserved the original bark surfaces of the trees and kept them from decaying. Eventually the algae casts and the spaces between them were filled in by minerals, often in exquisite, crystalline form.

This colorful slice of petrified wood has been highly polished on one side, by one of the top polishers out there. It doesn't have any of the tool marks or scuffing that might be left by lesser quality polishers.