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8" Cretaceous Petrified Wood Covered In Druzy Quartz - Texas
This is a 8" long section of Late Cretaceous-aged petrified wood from the Aguja Formation of Texas. It shows wonderful detail and portions of it are covered in druzy quartz crystals. All of the fossilized wood from this site is currently undescribed and likely a new species. Plenty of material has been made available for research purposes, so hopefully it will be described within the next few years.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
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
Unidentified
LOCATION
Brewster County, Texas
FORMATION
Aguja Formation
SIZE
8" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#281750
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