Yellow cat limb cast barite

Description

Yellow Cat Petrified Wood Limb Cast from Utah. This is a barite that is professionally polished on two sides.Each piece is very unique and has it?s own distinct character. A must for the serious rock collector or jeweler. These small redwood limb casts are very rare to find. They are highly sought after by serious rock collectors, and jewelry crafters. They were formed when the dinosaurs roamed the earth. How this process started is when a piece of a special type of wood is trapped within molten rock. It is then burned up leaving a cavern of hot gases. Over many years minerals seep through small fractures in the cooled rock forming all sorts of amazing wonders. After so many millions of years, you have one of the most beautiful pieces of art nature has created. They are very hard and yet brittle. Each finished product is a result of 20 to 30 pieces that did not make the cut. So to get one to the point you see it ..,is very labor intensive. The reason many specimens have hairline fractures