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20.2" Polished Purple/Red Arizona Petrified Wood End-Cut
This is a vibrantly colored, 20.2" wide, polished end cut of petrified wood (Araucarioxylon arizonicum) from Arizona. One side has been cut flat and highly polished to a glossy-finish. It has a wonderful mixture of brick-red, purple, and white coloration. Pictures truly don't do this specimen justice!
It comes with a display stand. There is a repaired crack through one side of this specimen.
It comes with a display stand. There is a repaired crack through one side of this specimen.
Araucarioxylon Petrified Wood From Arizona
This wood is similar to petrified wood found in the Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona. Its petrified forest encompasses nearly 100,000 acres, and is almost entirely represented by the extinct conifer Araucarioxylon arizonicum.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum happens to be the state fossil of Arizona. It is frequently referred to as "rainbow wood" because of the large variety of colors some specimens exhibit. The reds and oranges come from hematite inclusions within the silica, the yellows from limonite, and the purples from extremely fine hematite spherules.
Araucarioxylon arizonicum is estimated to have grown more than 150 feet high and dominated the tropical forests in what is now Arizona nearly 225 million years ago.
This wood is similar to petrified wood found in the Petrified Forest National Park near Holbrook, Arizona. Its petrified forest encompasses nearly 100,000 acres, and is almost entirely represented by the extinct conifer Araucarioxylon arizonicum.
The petrified wood from Araucarioxylon arizonicum happens to be the state fossil of Arizona. It is frequently referred to as "rainbow wood" because of the large variety of colors some specimens exhibit. The reds and oranges come from hematite inclusions within the silica, the yellows from limonite, and the purples from extremely fine hematite spherules.
Araucarioxylon arizonicum is estimated to have grown more than 150 feet high and dominated the tropical forests in what is now Arizona nearly 225 million years ago.
$675
SPECIES
Araucarioxylon arizonicum
LOCATION
Arizona
FORMATION
Chinle Formation
SIZE
20.2 x 13", 1.55" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#382187
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