25" Arizona Petrified Wood Table With Metal Base

Arizona Petrified Wood Table With Metal Base #214471

This is a gorgeous, 225 million year old, polished Arizona petrified wood table. It's made out of a 26.7 x 16.8" rip-cut (along the grain) petrified wood section which has been cut flat polished to a glossy-finish on one side. The petrified wood bears beautiful brick-red coloration with two yellow streaks. The wood itself weighs just under 73 lbs, and weighs 78.5 lbs when including the base.

Measurements:
Wood - 25 x 16.8 x 3"
Height including base - 20.5" tall

The vibrant coloration is due to the contaminating minerals in the silica which replaced the original wood structure. For example pinks and reds are due to hematite, a form of oxidized iron. This is similar to petrified wood which is found in the Petrified Forest National Park. The petrified forest encompasses nearly 100k acres and this wood comes from land outside of the park.

The petrified wood from the extinct conifer Araucarioxylon arizonicum which happens to be the state fossil of Arizona. The petrified wood of this tree 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 magnesium based minerals.

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.