11.2" Tall, Polished Petrified Wood (Sequoia) Stand-up - Oregon
This is a beautiful piece of petrified wood with great wood detail and color. It's a section of 20 million year old petrified wood (Sequoia) from Rogers Mountain, Oregon, which has been cut and polished to a mirror like finish. It's 11.2" tall by 8.4" wide and displays nicely on a flat surface. Both the front and back of the specimen have been cut flat.
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
Sequoia
AGE
LOCATION
Rogers Mountain, Oregon
SIZE
11.2 x 8.4 x 2.8"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#297295
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