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3.3" Polished Petrified Tropical Hardwood Slice - Texas
This is a beautiful, 3.3" wide slice of petrified tropical hardwood wood that was collected from the Oligocene of Live Oak County, Texas. It has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one side.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Comes with an acrylic display stand.
Petrified wood is the name given to wood that has been turned into stone (fossilized) through the process of permineralization. All of the organic matter becomes replaced by minerals, while much of the original structure such as tree rings in retained. For this to happen the wood needs to be buried in an environment both low in oxygen (preventing decomposition) and with flowing, mineral-laden water. The coloration is due to the various minerals that are present during fossilization. For example red colors are due to iron compounds, greens due to copper, etc.
SPECIES
Tropical Hardwood
AGE
LOCATION
Live Oak County, Texas
SIZE
3.3 x 2.9", .3" thick
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#166497
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