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<p>[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4397880, member: 2844"]It doesn't look like any coral I've seen, with those hairline striations.</p><p>You can test for coral or shell by placing a drop of lemon juice on the stone. If you see bubbles it is either coral or shell.</p><p><br /></p><p>I still think it could be petrified wood, which is fossilised wood. </p><p>Wood is often petrified into agate. Agate can have those white streaks or blotches, as [USER=55]@all_fakes[/USER] pointed out, and some woods have thin striations which are petrified along with the body of the wood.</p><p><br /></p><p>(spot the face <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />)</p><p>[ATTACH=full]371409[/ATTACH]</p><p><a href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/649845697/petrified-wood-stone-petrified-wood-slab" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/649845697/petrified-wood-stone-petrified-wood-slab" rel="nofollow">https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/649845697/petrified-wood-stone-petrified-wood-slab</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Any Jewelry, post: 4397880, member: 2844"]It doesn't look like any coral I've seen, with those hairline striations. You can test for coral or shell by placing a drop of lemon juice on the stone. If you see bubbles it is either coral or shell. I still think it could be petrified wood, which is fossilised wood. Wood is often petrified into agate. Agate can have those white streaks or blotches, as [USER=55]@all_fakes[/USER] pointed out, and some woods have thin striations which are petrified along with the body of the wood. (spot the face ;)) [ATTACH=full]371409[/ATTACH] [URL]https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/649845697/petrified-wood-stone-petrified-wood-slab[/URL][/QUOTE]
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