6.6" Petrified Wood (Agathoxylon) Slab - Brazil

Petrified Wood (Agathoxylon) Slab - Brazil #175074

This is an exceptional, 6.6" wide slab of Lower Permian age araucarian fossil wood of the genus Agathoxylon (Dadoxylon). The inner wood detail is very fascinating and displays a mixture of colors. It has been nicely polished on both sides to display the very interesting fossilized wood detail. It comes with an acrylic display stand.

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.