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11.6" Polished Petrified Wood Slab - Texas
This is a 11.6" wide slab of petrified wood from Texas that has been polished to a mirror like finish on one side. It has wonderful dark, reddish brown colorations. This piece is part of a large petrified wood collection I recently purchased with most of the specimens collected many decades ago. Unfortunately, there was no more specific locality information provided on this piece other than Texas.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Unidentified
AGE
LOCATION
Texas
SIZE
11.6x7.7", 1/2" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#43548
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