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1.8" Colorful Polished Petrified Wood (Quercus) Slab - California
This is a beautiful polished slab of a Miocene aged petrified wood (Quercus ), collected in Kern County, California. One side has been polished to a glossy finish, showing off the gorgeous inner wood detail.
What Is Petrified Wood
Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization. In this process, all of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals, while much of the original structure, such as tree rings, is retained. For this to happen, the wood needs to be buried in an environment low in oxygen to prevent decomposition and with flowing, mineral-laden water, so minerals may replace structures. The coloration is caused by various minerals that present in that water during fossilization. For example, red colors are due to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization. In this process, all of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals, while much of the original structure, such as tree rings, is retained. For this to happen, the wood needs to be buried in an environment low in oxygen to prevent decomposition and with flowing, mineral-laden water, so minerals may replace structures. The coloration is caused by various minerals that present in that water during fossilization. For example, red colors are due to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
SPECIES
Quercus sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Boron Dry Lake. Kern County, California
FORMATION
Gem Hill Formation
SIZE
1.8 x 1.6", .2" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#252840
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