IMMACULATE African Rhexoxylon Petrified Wood Round - RARE FOSSIL Slab!

Want something truly unique and absolutely gorgeous in your petrified wood collection or fossil cabinet? This one is sure to be that, and a lot more! This is a virtually complete and immaculately preserved cross section slab from the trunk of a Rhexoxylon from Southern Africa. This exceptional specimen includes all of the important features of this fascinating plant including the central pith. What's even more amazing is that the wood structure is so delicately preserved in the petioles that they are actually slightly chatoyant in the proper lighting! This is an optical phenomenon seen in some gemstones where the color appears to move about in bands caused by shadows of light within the stone as it is rocked back and forth (think tigers eye). It's one of the rarest of the fossil plants we've had the privilege of working with and this one represents a particularly nice and colorful example of the species. It also shows the growth structure of this unusual woody trunk very clearly