Malagasy Petrified Wood Object

Thin veins of white cut across a flat slab that glows like toffee.

This petrified wood object is from Madagascar, East Africa. Madagascar has a long geological history and its fossil and mineral deposits are often worked into polished stone objects. Low and elongated, this piece has a polished upper face in warm amber and dark brown, crossed by a few white veins. Edges taper unevenly, with rusty orange patches near the center and rim. It is 7.75 inches wide, 3.75 deep and 1.5 high.

A fossil forest, ground down to a coaster-sized glow.