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WASH 10. Vantage area. Tertiary; Miocene; Columba River Basalt. Full round conifer slice with well-preserved long tracheid chains. 17 by 12 cm polished face; 12 mm thick; one pound and two ounces. $70

WASH 34. Saddle Mountain or vicinity. Through a dealer friend, I picked up three nice logs from an old (circa 1950s and 1960s) collection in Oregon this summer. Each log is of interest – This is a full round long log section, cut and dome polished on one end. It’s the perfect size to use as a bludgeon. Full round log with one natural end and one that is cut and polished. Full disclosure: the wood is highly opalized. Back in those days, a guy with a jeep could cruise around those hills and pick up load of petrified from the surface. The surface wood was often highly opalized, as is this specimen. It appears to have been completely broken in two and glued together. The exterior has much glue from what I expect was a novice rockhound. Good quality glue was a difficult or impossible item to find in those days – the glue used here was too runny and it ran all over. Also obvious are remnants of a green Sharpie writing: #1 C that has been sanded along with additional areas of the exterior in an apparent attempt to remove some of the glue. Otherwise, it’s pretty darn nice. Index under Rockhound history. 22 cm long; 6 by 6 cm dome-polished face; three pounds and eight ounces. $85

WASH 22. Saddle Mountain Cypress Root. Full round cypress root. Cut and polished on one end, natural on the other. No fillers – No glue. Attractive.  6 by 8.5 cm mirror-polished face; 7 cm tall; one pound and eight ounces.  $40

Washington 23. Saddle Mountain full round limb section. Tertiary cypress with a woody-appearing exterior. The polished face is beautifully preserved in golden tan with a chalcedony center. No glue – No fillers. 10 cm long with a mirror-polished face of 20 by 18 mm; two ounces.   $50

WASH 11. Vantage area. Tertiary; Miocene; Columba River Basalt. Full round conifer limb section with well-preserved long tracheid chains. No fillers – No glue. 44 by 53 mm polished face; 9 cm long; twelve ounces. $60

WASH 12. Vantage area. Tertiary; Miocene; Columba River Basalt. Full round conifer limb section with approximately forty growth rings. No fillers – No glue. 41 by 35 mm polished face; 76 mm long; six ounces. $60

WASH 13. Vantage area. Tertiary; Miocene; Columba River Basalt. Full round conifer limb section. No fillers – No glue. 42 by 49 mm polished face; 76 mm long; six ounces. $60

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