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7.7" Tall, Petrified Elm Wood Bookends - Hoodoo Creek, Oregon
This is a brilliant, 7.7" tall pair of polished petrified elm (Ulmus sp.) wood bookends. The petrified wood is Miocene in age and comes from Hoodoo Creek near La Grande, Oregon. The bookends have been polished on the outer face and the edges (contact surfaces) have been lined with black felt.
Each bookend slightly varies in size, with one measuring 7.7" tall, 3.1" wide and 1.8" thick, while the other is 7.3" tall, 3.4" wide and 1.7" thick.
Each bookend slightly varies in size, with one measuring 7.7" tall, 3.1" wide and 1.8" thick, while the other is 7.3" tall, 3.4" wide and 1.7" thick.
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
Ulmus sp.
AGE
LOCATION
Hoodoo Creek, La Grande, Oregon
SIZE
7.7 x 3.1 x 1.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#199069
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