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8" Colorful Polished Petrified Ash Wood Slab - Hay Creek Ranch, Oregon
This is a 8" wide, polished petrified ash (Fraxinus sp.) wood slab from Hey Creek Ranch in Jefferson County, Oregon. The organic matter was replaced by agate and jasper, giving this petrified wood a mottled mixture of beautiful white and red coloration. It is polished to a glossy finish on one side, highlighting the remaining wood grain 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.
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
Fraxinus sp.
LOCATION
Hay Creek Ranch, Jefferson County, Oregon
SIZE
8 x 6.3", .7" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#265648
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