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5.7" Polished Petrified Shrinkwood Slab - Live Oak County, Texas
This is a 5.7" wide slab of petrified wood from Live Oak County, Texas. It is classified as "shrinkwood", meaning following preservation, it became fractured/fragmented and healed with agate (brecciation). It has been cut flat on both sides and polished to a glossy finish on one.
Comes with a display stand.
Comes with a 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
AGE
LOCATION
Live Oak County, Texas
SIZE
5.7 x 4.1", .3" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#163666
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