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7.5" Polished Petrified Wood Log - Arizona
This is a 7.5" long, log petrified wood from the Chinle Formation of Arizona. It is polished on one end to highlight the grain and inclusions. The exterior surface of it looks as if the tree could have been alive today.
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
Arizona
FORMATION
Chinle Formation, Painted Desert Member
SIZE
7.8 x 4.5" polished end, 7.5" tall
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#113284
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