SWEET ( 9 ") FLUORESCENT ARAUCARIA PETRIFIED WOOD, MADAGASCAR

Description

This is a gorgeous hand picked petrified wood  specimen of the extinct conifer Araucaria. It comes from Madagascar. The age of the specimen is approximately 220 million years old ( Triassic Period). It contains an approx 1/2 "  geode cavity, with a central beautifully terminated quartz crystal ( Please see close up photos 4 and 5 ).
Although Araucaria is not rare, it is hard to find really nice specimens such as this one!
The specimen displays some really interesting fluorescence under long wave ( photos 10 -12 ) and short wave ( photos 7 - 9  ) UV light . Any purple is reflected light.
Short wave photo taken with Super Bright lamp, long wave with 36 watt Way Too Cool lamp. Please note special UV lamps are mandatory to visualize the fluorescence.
All photos taken with my iPhone :-)
Size:  9 x 7 5/8 x 1/2 "
Weight:  2 lb 10.1 oz ( 1.194 kg )
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