6.1" Petrified Wood Bookends - Oregon

This is a pair of bookends made from miocene, unidentified petrified wood congruent with wood collected from Oregon. A fine wood grain is observable through the light brown and goldenrod hues of the wood. The bookends have been polished on the outer face to highlight the details and the flat edges are lined with felt.

Each bookend varies slightly in size, one measures 6.1" tall, 4.9" wide and 1.7" thick, the other 6" tall, 4.7" wide and 1.7" thick.

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.
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DETAILS
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Oregon
SIZE
6.1 x 4.9 x 1.7"
CATEGORY
ITEM
#202309
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