9" Petrified Wood (Araucaria) Round - Chinle Formation, Utah

Petrified Wood (Araucaria) Round - Chinle Formation, Utah #41349

This is a beautiful, dark, 9" wide petrified wood round from the Chinle Formation of Garfield County, Utah. The slab has been polished to a mirror like finish on one side and comes with a display stand.

This round was part of a old petrified wood collection that we recently bought containing petrified wood from many unusual locations. Be sure to keep an eye out for more great specimens.

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.