Big vintage Xl Petrified Wooden Plate In Beige Tones, Object Or Accessory Of Organic Origin

A big (XL) and smooth sanded petrified wooden object or organically shaped plate. The high gloss finish is a result of smooth sanding the item. This unique and ancient object in beige tones is of organic origin and has the original organic shape. Petrified wood is an end product of a mineralization process (in this case of wood), which takes millions of years. The object still holds the typically wooden tissue and carvings of the wooden origin. In the grain and voids of the wood, calcite is formed, a mineral that is very similar to quartz. You can see this in the centre of this object. The object can be used as a (large) plate or table accessory, yet it also holds its own presence and is beautiful as it is. The beige and off white tones of this item make it an elegant object. Petrified wood are the fossilized remains of terrestrial vegetation. It is the (end) product of a natural, organic decay process (which takes millions of years) of organic material (in this case wooden trees) by the process of permineralization. All the organic materials have been replaced with minerals, while retaining the original structure of the stem tissue. The petrifaction process only takes place under specific circumstances, occurs underground and takes up millions of years to be completed. The minerals present in the ground determine the coloring of the object.