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5.6" Free-Standing Petrified Wood (Cherry) - McDermitt, OR
This is a very aesthetically pleasing free-standing, petrified wood "sculpture". It's a section of 20 million year old, petrified wood (Cherry) from McDermitt, Oregon which has been cut diagonally and polished. It's 5.6 inches tall, 3.5" deep and up to 3" wide, weighing about 2 1/4 lbs. The inner wood detail is amazing showing all of the growth rings and the exterior looks almost like it's a still living tree, only it's fossilized.
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
Cherry
AGE
LOCATION
McDermitt, OR
SIZE
5.6" Tall, 2.8" Wide, 2 1/4 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#16899
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