8.6" Polished Petrified Wood Slab - Circle Cliffs, Utah

Polished Petrified Wood Slab - Circle Cliffs, Utah #110129

This is a 8.6" a piece of petrified wood (Araucarioylon arizonicum) from the Chinle Formation, Garfield County, Utah. This piece is polished to a matte finishnon both sides, highlighting the wood grain and the inclusions that occur during fossilization.

Comes with acrylic 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.