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5" Petrified Wood (Bald Cypress) Slab - Saddle Mountain, WA
This is a 5.0" wide, polished slab of petrified wood (Bald Cypress) from the Yakima Basalt, Saddle Mountain, Washington. This specimen has several filled cracks. One face has been polished to a mirror like finish. 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
Bald Cypress
LOCATION
Saddle Mountain, Washington
FORMATION
Yakima Basalt
SIZE
5.0 x 4 x .6"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#101187
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