ROCK AND TUMBLE
Petrified Wood "Deep Red" | Tumbling Fossil
Petrified Wood "Deep Red" | Tumbling Fossil
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Use the drop-down menu to select either 1 piece, 1/2 pound, 1 pound or 3 pounds of Petrified Wood. This crystallized fossil has a unique "deep red" color with some dark grey striations across the grain. The photos are representative of the stones you will receive and are shown wet to give you a better idea of the color and how the rocks will look once polished.
Medium:
•Average size is 1" to 2" inches.
•There are approximately 12 - 16 stones in 1 LB.
Ease of tumbling: Beginner/Intermediate
Shine after polish: Matte to Mirror (Recommended minimum 2 weeks in stage 1 tumbling)
Where it's found: These fossils were found in Arizona.
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Origin
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United States
So a lot of the red pertrified wood samples looked porous and I worried they were going to fall apart when tumbled.
But after tumbling one, it didn't, so yay!
Okay, it's a single data point.
Interesting rocks. I got 7 of them in a 1/2 lb. I've gotten them to first level in tumbling and they're turning out nicely. They'll be quite pretty when finished.
Actually, I've been to the petrified forest in Arizona. It was in 1960, when I was 6 years old. My parents were all focused on looking at the rocks on the ground, I was looking around and was watching the hills changing colors as the sun shifted positions. Ripples of colors ran down the barren hills in reds, purples, and other colors...I've never ever seen anything else like it. And that memory is why I bought these rocks. I couldn't bring home any rocks from the park, which is where we were. But I could get these.
Fantastic looking rock. I can’t wait to see how it tumbles.