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3.9" Polished Petrified Tropical Hardwood Limb Section - Texas
This is a beautiful, 3.9" long limb section of petrified tropical hardwood wood that was collected from the Oligocene Catahoula Formation near Riverside, Texas. It has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one end.
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
Tropical Hardwood
AGE
LOCATION
Riverside, Texas
FORMATION
Catahoula Formation
SIZE
3.9 x 3.2"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#166494
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