Opalized Wood Specimen

valley virgin opalized ancient limbs lake wood opals filled come floating rotting twigs specimen branches formed cavities locality theory collected humboldt clay tree bones animals volcanic buried decayed nevada crowded bark predominantly embedded usually occasion roots millions left silica percolated gradually covered small coves souvenir pressure county limb casts beds species called cryptomeria —a relative sequoia today identified coming pine pockets number specimens typically clustered nearby—a reinforcement vertebrate layers choked ash—eventually exhibits excellent rainbow iridescence spectral play-of-color surfaces texture 58.51 carats measuring 50.07 native chestnut eddies pine-cones forests hardening offering approximately 17.74 japan maple seeds years surrounding presence heat opal present weighing 11.20mm