35.5" Polished Triassic Petrified Wood Coffee Table

Polished Triassic Petrified Wood Coffee Table #303666

This is a beautiful coffee table made from rounds/slabs of brilliantly colored, 220 million year old petrified wood. The petrified wood is from the Early Triassic and collected near Ambilobe, Madagascar, mostly of the genus Araucaria (a type of conifer). The polished rounds of this gorgeous fossil wood have been mounted in a resin to create a durable, 1" thick table top.

The table measures 35.5 x 23.7" and stands 17" tall on the included black, powder coated, two leg base.

What Is Petrified Wood

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.