Petrified Seed Fern Tree Wood, 24 cm with Florescence, Green Chromium, Rhexoxylon, Gokwe, Zimbabwe
Florescence shows when illuminated with UV light (see video for reference)
Petrified Wood - Rhexoxylon
Locality: Gokwe, Midlands, Zimbabwe
Length: 24cm
Width: 17cm
Weight: 2.767kg
The petrified wood forest at Gokwe Zimbabwe is made up of Triassic (200 million year old).
Wood from Gokwe is desired by collectors and difficult to acquire. We work with a team of Zimbabweans who collect pieces for us by hand. To enter the area to collect specimens requires a tithe to the local chief. The collectors have a small workship near Harare, the capital of Zimbabwe where they are able to slice and polish the pieces.
The attractive green colouring sometimes found in Gokwe Wood is from Chromium deposits.
Nharo has been collecting mineral specimens in Southern Africa since 2002. We focus on bringing a wide variety of unusual, beautiful and energetic minerals back home with us!
