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7.3" Tall, Colorful Petrified Wood Bookends - Circle Cliffs, Utah
This is a gorgeous pair of bookends made from the Triassic Chinle Formation of Utah. The bookends have been polished on their outer faces to a mirror-like finish and the edges have been lined with felt. These bookends even have metallic-black iron banding throughout.
Each bookend measures approximately 7.3 x 6.15 x 1.7"
Each bookend measures approximately 7.3 x 6.15 x 1.7"
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 Conifer
LOCATION
Circle Cliffs, Garfield County, Utah
FORMATION
Chinle Formation
SIZE
7.3" tall, 6.15" wide, 1.7" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#274840
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