11.7" Wide, Triassic Age, Petrified Wood Stand-Up - Arizona

This is a gorgeous, polished stand-up of Triassic-aged, Arizona petrified wood. Unlike many of the other multi-color varieties of petrified wood from Arizona, this unspecified species has a rich depth of browns with white and red streaking and a few quartz seams. One side of this piece was cut flat and polished to a glossy finish. The bottom has been cut flat to display unassisted. Exceptional polishing work on this one.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified Wood
LOCATION
Arizona
FORMATION
Chinle Formation
SIZE
11.7 x 11.5 x 2.1"
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#222164
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