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10" Petrified Wood (Laural) Round - Eagle Point, Oregon
This is a beautiful, 10" end-cut of Oligocene aged petrified wood from Eagle Point, Oregon. One side of it has been polished to a mirror like finish showing the well preserved inner wood detail. It's an end-cut from the log so it varies in thickness up to 2" thick. Wonderful preserved wood grain detail on this piece. Comes with a display stand.
This piece is part of an old collection of petrified wood that I recently purchased containing a lot of material from unusual collecting localities.
This piece is part of an old collection of petrified wood that I recently purchased containing a lot of material from unusual collecting localities.
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
Laural
AGE
LOCATION
Eagle Point, Oregon
FORMATION
Roxy Formation
SIZE
10x9.6", up to 2" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#24250
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