24 x 24" Petrified Wood Table With Powder Coated Base

x Petrified Wood Table With Powder Coated Base #52943

This is a beautiful end table made from slices of brilliantly colored, 220 million year old petrified wood. The petrified wood is from the Early Triassic and collected near Ambilobe, Madagascar, mostly of the genus Araucaria (a type of conifer). Polished slices of this gorgeous fossil wood have been mounted in a resin to create a durable, 1 1/4 thick table top. Comes with a black, powder coated, steal base.

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.