Opal in Petrified Wood

Item Description

These gems started showing up on the market circa 2019 and they are certainly some of the more colorful examples of Petrified Wood out there. Typically Petrified Wood has more muted tones, but these pieces from Indonesia have the added bonus on containing multi-color Precious Opal. This piece features a few small areas of colorful Precious Opal which shows bright color flashes of red, gold, orange, yellow, blue and green set against the brownish-black Petrified Wood. The specimen is slightly polished / rounded to help the Opal shine. The Opal is best seen when viewed up close. These come to us direct from a friend who travels directly to Indonesia to buy material. It's very worthwhile for collectors because it's not just a mineral specimen, nor a gem specimen nor a fossil, but a combination of all three.