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11" Polished Petrified Wood (Willow) Slab - Panama
This is an 11" wide, polished slab of Miocene age petrified wood (willow) collected from Panama, South America. It comes out of a petrified wood collection containing wood from rare localities such as this. The flawless polishing allows for the beautiful wood detail to easily be seen. This slab doesn't maintain a uniform thickness, with the thinnest side being .15" and the thickest side measuring .6" thick.
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
Willow
AGE
LOCATION
Panama, South America
SIZE
11 x 8.6", up to .6" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#209712
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