Opalized Wood - Virgin Valley, NV shell fetishes have long been an

fetishes have long been an important part of Native American Culture

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Opalized Wood - Virgin Valley, NV shell fetishes have long been anOpalized Wood is a type of petrified wood that is composed of opal rather than chalcedony or other minerals. It almost always consists of common opal, but in rare instances, petrified wood composed of colorful, precious opal is formed. The ancient forests of Virgin Valley, Nevada were covered by volcanic ashfall over 14 million years ago. Over time, dissolved silica moved by abundant groundwater, filled the cavities of woody stumps, limbs & branches