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PZC Chatometry

A standard system to measure wood chatoyance

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      • Alder
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    • North America
      • Ash, American White
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      • Beech, North American
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      • Sycamore, American
      • Sycamore, American
      • Walnut, Black
      • Walnut, Claro
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    • Oceania
      • Agathis
      • Ash, Crow’s
      • Australian Blackwood
      • Black Bean
      • Cedar, Australian Red
      • Eucalyptus, unspecified
      • Ash, Mountain
      • Gum, River Red
      • Oak, Tasmanian
      • Jarrah
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      • Oak, Northern Silky
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      • Pine, Huon
      • She-Oak, River
      • Spotted Gum
      • Tasmanian Myrtle
      • Walnut, Queensland
    • South and Central America
      • Angelim
      • Araucaria
      • Aspidosperma
      • Bloodwood
      • Bocote
      • Canarywood
      • Carapa
      • Cedar, Spanish
      • Cerejeira
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      • Pao Rosa
      • Peroba Rosa
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      • Primavera
      • Rosewood, Brazilian
      • Rosewood, Cocobolo
      • Rosewood, Honduras
      • Rosewood, Kingwood
      • Rosewood, Santos
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Rosewood, Honduras

Botanical NameDalbergia Stevensonii
Common NamesRosewood, Honduras
Number of sources5
Number of different logs7
Number of specimens15
Number of measurements45
Max PZC read (of all measurements)20.9
Min PZC read (of all measurements)9.7
Max PZC average on one log17.6
Min PZC average on one log10.8
PZC Average of all logs14.9
Summary table

Visualized Chatoyance examples (one each different log)

Log 1 (from [Source 53]) – PZC = 19.2
Log 2 (from NEHOSOC) – PZC = 10.0
Log 3 (from [Source 27]) – PZC = 14.9
Log 4 (from [Source 27]) – PZC = 16.2
Log 5 (from Evolution Panels and Doors) – PZC = 14.9
Log 6 (from [Source 58]) – PZC = 15.6
Log 7 (from [Source 58]) – PZC = 11.5

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