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4.5" Wide Petrified Wood Limb - Wyoming
This is a 4.5" wide, petrified wood limb that has been cut and polished on one end. The polished end exposes a lot of tree rings while the exterior surface could easily be mistaken for a present day log.
This limb was in a box of blue forest petrified wood limbs we bought, but obviously is from another location. We were told that it might be from 18 Mile Canyon in SW Wyoming but can not confirm that.
This limb was in a box of blue forest petrified wood limbs we bought, but obviously is from another location. We were told that it might be from 18 Mile Canyon in SW Wyoming but can not confirm that.
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
Wyoming (Possibly 18 Mile Canyon)
SIZE
4.5" wide, 3.5" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#145296
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