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BANTAN OPALIZED FOSSIL WOOD

BANTAN OPALIZED FOSSIL WOOD

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BEAUTIFUL NATURAL BLACK FOSSIL WOOD WITH PARTS OF THE WOOD THAT WERE REPLACED BY OPAL. VOLCANIC IN ORIGON, IT WAS CREATED BY A PROCESS OF POLYMORPHIC REPLACEMENT. THE PLAY OF COLOR IS SHY BUT BEAUTIFUL AND THE PROCESS TO EXPOSE THE OPAL IS OFTEN VERY DIFFICULT.  ACCORDING TO IROCKS " THE LOCAL NAME FOR THIS MATERIAL IS "KALIMAYA" WHICH MEANS "RIVER OF ILLUSION." SEVERAL STUDIES INDICATE THE MATERIAL IS 5-7 MILLION YEARS OLD (A GOOD REFERENCE IS PRECIOUS OPAL FROM JAVA BY SUN ET AL, AUSTRALIAN GEMMOLOGIST (2009) 23, 513-528). "

FROM BANTAN, JAVA, INDONESIA AND MEASURING APPROX 5 CM 2.5 CM X 2.6 CM 
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