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10.3" Polished White Pine Petrified Wood Round - Park City, Utah
This is a 10.3" wide round of white pine petrified wood, collected from Park City, Utah. It has been cut into a slab and polished to a glossy finish on one side. The polish really brings out the beautiful colors and excellent grain preservation.
It comes with an acrylic display stand. The back of the slab has several black felt rounds attached.
It comes with an acrylic display stand. The back of the slab has several black felt rounds attached.
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
White Pine
LOCATION
Park City, Utah
SIZE
10.3 x 6.9", .55" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#305090
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