Lot 647
Partial Polished Petrified Wood Log Section, This large 10 x 9.5 x 5 inch deep partial log section ways over 37 pounds and is from the 225 million year old Chinle formation of northern Arizona, the same general area as the famous Petrified Forest National Park. Petrified (fossilized) wood was created when a forest of trees was buried in a volcanic eruption that enabled the wood to be gradually replaced by minerals in the ground water over many millions of years. This superb specimen known as Araucarioxylon arizonicum (the Arizona state flower) came from an extinct conifer tree and has a high polish on its top side with natural agatized color on the backside and with nearly complete bark on the sides. The color ranges from the rare orange, burnt orange to red with splashes of beige and purple. This agatized wood was created by ground water with various minerals slowly permeating the silica from the lava and replacing the wood grains of the wood.
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Estimated Value $700 - 1,000
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