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8.2" Colorful Polished Petrified Wood Slab
The petrified wood slab with intense red, orange, and yellow colorations as a result of jasper replacement. This jasper replacement leaves a beautiful mottled mixture of colors, but unfortunately destroys the detail that would allow for the type of tree to be identified. It measures 8.2" wide and has been cut flat and polished to a glossy finish on one side. The back of the slab has been lined with black felt.
This is part of an old collection in which the location was lost over the years.
This is part of an old collection in which the location was lost over the years.
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/impurities present in the water during fossilization. For example, red colors in many cases can be attributed to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
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/impurities present in the water during fossilization. For example, red colors in many cases can be attributed to iron compounds, greens due to copper, and so on.
$125
SPECIES
Unidentified
LOCATION
Unknown
SIZE
8.2 x 5.9", .5" thick
CATEGORY
ITEM
#358877
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