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Petrified Palm Wood (LA)

Beautiful gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana.

These designer cabochons have tan and black areas and a great polka dot pattern! Some of the cabochons seem to have moonscapes or scenery.

This semiprecious stone material is the Oligocene-age "petrified wood" that is found in the Catahoula Formation,  a sedimentary rock unit that was deposited on the alluvial plains and in the coastal swamps of the Oligocene Gulf Coast.  At that time, the coastline was about 100 miles farther inland than it is today. 

Petrified Palm Wood is not a true wood as it was a plant that looked similar to a modern palm tree with a trunk made up of parenchyma, a fibrous support material that surrounded hollow tubes of the plant's vascular structure.  These tubes transported water, nutrients, wastes, and other materials through the plant. 

When the palm died, it was quickly covered by water and sediments.  Ground water flowing through the sediments carried dissolved silica.  The silica replaced the fibrous parenchyma and tubes.  This infilling and replacement of the plant structures with solid silica produced the fossil known as  Petrified Palm.

When a designer cabochon is cut perpendicular to the palm trunk, the tubes of the vascular structure often display as an array of "dots."

Petrified Palm Wood is actually a pseudomorph-chalcedony replacing the original plant. Therefore Petrified Palm Wood is a member of the chalcedony family with a hardness of 6.5 to 7. Petrified Palm Wood cabochons take a great polish and wear well.

Petrified Palm Wood is the Louisiana state fossil.

Metaphysical Properties of Petrified Palm Wood:

Petrified Wood in general is said to be a stone of patience, and slow and steady growth.  It is believed that Petrified Wood can help one overcome limiting emotional patterns handed down through one's ancestors.

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    Petrified Palm Wood Stone Bead Pendant #1

    Pretty polka dotted brown and black semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood. This oval shaped drilled stone focal point bead pendant is drilled with a 4 mm hole near the top for hanging on your cord or wire, or adding into your bead...

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    Petrified Palm Wood Stone Bead Pendant #7

    Pretty polka dotted brown and black semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood. This oval shaped drilled stone focal point bead pendant is drilled with a 4 mm hole near the top for hanging on your cord or wire, or adding into your bead...

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  • Black Polka Dot Petrified Wood Cabochon Stone Louisiana #17 Black Polka Dot Petrified Wood Cabochon Stone Louisiana #17

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #17

    Oval shaped black with small white polka dots semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 39 mm by 19 mm by 5.5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These...

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    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #10

    Oval shaped black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 48 mm by 17 mm and 7.5 mm thick.  Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons...

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  • Petrified Palm Wood 39 mm Round Black Tan Polka Dots Cabochon #13 Petrified Palm Wood 39 mm Round Black Tan Polka Dots Cabochon #13

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #13

    Round shaped black and tan polka dotted semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 39 mm in diameter and 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer...

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  • Petrified Palm Wood 39 mm round Black Beige Dots Cabochon #9 Petrified Palm Wood 39 mm round Black Beige Dots Cabochon #9

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #9

    Round shaped black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 39 mm in diameter and 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons have tan...

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    Petrified Palm Wood Matched Pair Cabochons #6

    Matched pair round shaped semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochons with 15 mm in diameter and 3.5 mm thick. These weighs about 6.5 carats each. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from...

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    Tongue shaped brown polka dotted semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 35 mm by 12 mm and 4 mm thick.  Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons...

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  • Louisiana Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon Fossil 44 mm Round Stone #8 Louisiana Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon Fossil 44 mm Round Stone #8

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #8

    Round shaped black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 44 mm in diameter and 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons have...

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  • Louisiana Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon Fossil 44 mm Round Stone #24 Louisiana Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon Fossil 44 mm Round Stone #24

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #24

    Round shaped black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 44 mm in diameter and 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons have...

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    Petrified Palm Wood Matched Pair Cabochons #9

    Oval shaped tan and polka dotted matched pair semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochons 27 mm by 10 mm and 3.5 mm thick. These weighs about 7.5 carats each. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm...

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    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #15

    An oval black and tan polka dotted semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 47 mm by 28 mm and 7 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons...

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  • Polka Dot Petrified Palm Wood Stone Cabochon 49 mm Round #6 Polka Dot Petrified Palm Wood Stone Cabochon 49 mm Round #6

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #6

    Round or circle shaped tan polka dotted semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 49 mm in diameter by 6 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer...

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  • Petrified Palm Wood Large Oval Straw Pattern Cabochon Gemstone #14 Petrified Palm Wood Large Oval Straw Pattern Cabochon Gemstone #14

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #14

    An oval brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 57.5 mm by 34 mm and 7 mm thick. Cut sideways so to have a unique "straw" pattern"! Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from...

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  • Petrified Palm Wood Stone Bead Pendant #6 Petrified Palm Wood Stone Bead Pendant #6

    Petrified Palm Wood Stone Bead Pendant #6

    Pretty polka dotted brown and black semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood. This oval shaped drilled stone focal point bead pendant is drilled with a 4 mm hole near the top for hanging on your cord or wire, or adding into your bead...

    $90.00
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    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #1

    Round shaped black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 49 mm in diameter by 5.5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons...

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  • Fossil Stone Cabochon Petrified Palm Wood Matched Pairs #23 Fossil Stone Cabochon Petrified Palm Wood Matched Pairs #23

    Petrified Palm Wood Matched Pair Cabochons #23

    Matched pair triangle shaped semi precious Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochons 32 mm by 16 mm and 4 mm thick. These weighs about 11.5 carats each. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana...

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  • Petrified Wood Cabochon Jewelry Stone Louisiana Palm #23 Petrified Wood Cabochon Jewelry Stone Louisiana Palm #23

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #23

    An oval black and brown semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 43 mm by 24 mm and 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons have...

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  • Black Petrified Wood Cabochon Louisiana Gemstone #22 Black Petrified Wood Cabochon Louisiana Gemstone #22

    Petrified Palm Wood Cabochon #22

    Small oval shaped black semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood designer cabochon 27 mm by 16 mm by 5 mm thick. Beautiful golden semi precious gemstone Petrified Palm Wood, Palmoxylon, from Louisiana. These designer cabochons have tan...

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