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5.4" Petrified Wood Slice - Tom Miner Basin, Montana
This is a 5.4" piece of petrified wood from Tom Miner Basin, Montana. It is polished to a matte finish to highlight the wood grain and inclusions.
Eden Valley petrified wood differs from most other petrified woods in that it often has remarkable preservation due to how it forms. Trees died and fell into a swamp where they were covered by algae. This formed casts that preserved the original bark surfaces of trees and kept them from decaying. Eventually the algae casts and the spaces between them were filled in by minerals, often in exquisite, crystalline form.
It comes with an acrylic display stand.
Eden Valley petrified wood differs from most other petrified woods in that it often has remarkable preservation due to how it forms. Trees died and fell into a swamp where they were covered by algae. This formed casts that preserved the original bark surfaces of trees and kept them from decaying. Eventually the algae casts and the spaces between them were filled in by minerals, often in exquisite, crystalline form.
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
LOCATION
Tom Miner Basin, Montana
SIZE
5.4 x 3 x .3"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#104852
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