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10.7" Tall Colorful Petrified Wood Bookends
This is a gorgeous pair of bookends made from petrified wood collected from the Triassic Chinle Formation of either Utah or Arizona. The bookends have been polished on their outer faces to a mirror-like finish and the contact edges have been lined with felt. These bookends even have metallic-black iron banding throughout.
Each bookend measures approximately 10.7 x 6.4 x 1.7"
Each bookend measures approximately 10.7 x 6.4 x 1.7"
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/impurities present in the water during fossilization. For example, red colors in many cases can be attributed 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/impurities present in the water during fossilization. For example, red colors in many cases can be attributed to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
$285
SPECIES
Unidentified Conifer
AGE
LOCATION
Arizona or Utah
FORMATION
Chinle Formation
SIZE
10.7" tall, 6.4" wide, 1.7" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#322072
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