The colors in this silicified piece are absolutely insane when they hit the light! The deep, smoky blacks and midnight blues are likely the result of manganese or carbon saturating the wood fibers during the fossilization process millions of years ago.
Found this on a dirt road but it would of been brought from a gravel deposit within the (Ogallala Formation).The Ogallala Formation was created by ancient, massive river systems that eroded the newly formed Rocky Mountains millions of years ago. It acted as a giant conveyor belt, carrying high-quality crystalline minerals from the high peaks and spreading them out across the great plains
Wanted to show this stunning Edwardian Era Nebraskan Soda bottle with a Tooled-Lip made from manganese glass that has been sun dyed purple over its long life.
Both were found in a surface dump. The Cigar Tray Was found on a farm over 175 miles from the Brook Forest Inn. These were found with broken uranium glass and other glass like Cobalt and Magnesium glass.