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Originating
from the Far East these fascinating Fossils have been forming over
thousand of years. Many varieties of trees that were possibly
buried by a process whereby the organic material is replaced with
minerals to form a stony replica. Some theories suggest that
fossils of this nature may also have been created at the time of a
great flood. Since they can be found high up in mountains
along with fossilized Corals, this may well be true.
Currently the fossils are being retrieved from two
different sources. They can be found exposed at the side of
riverbeds, and farmers preparing the land owners of the land sell
them on to an intermediary who then cleans up the fossils and crafts
them as necessary to highlight their natural beauty.
The fossils are only acquired as and when they
surface. As such, there are no local environmental impact
issues. In fact, income is obtained by people who may
otherwise be engaged in activities that do raise environmental
issues.
This
is a highly decorative and naturally occurring stone product
suitable for garden, indoor or water feature decoration. The
basic product is from trees that have fossilized over many years.
Sizes range from tens to hundreds of kilograms.
The natural beauty of the product is within its
shape, colouring, detail and retained natural look. Every
piece within a consignment is individually selected, cleaned up and
crafted to highlight its natural beauty.
Pieces that are nicely coloured are smoothed to
highlight this, whereas pieces that have very nice preserved bark
undergo less smoothing, to preserve the natural look.
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