6.2" Cretaceous Petrified Wood (Aruacaria) Round - Australia

Cretaceous Petrified Wood (Aruacaria) Round - Australia #239858

This is a 6.2" polished round of petrified conifer wood (Aruacaria) from Australia. It is Late Cretaceous in age, or approximately 113 million years old. The polish work really brings out the excellent wood grain detail.

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.