Lot 648
Petrified Rainbow Colored Wood, This large 12 x 10 inch agatized and polished complete section of petrified wood from the Araucarioxylon tree has a wonderful mix of rainbow colors that resulted from many different minerals permeating the wood at different times from the volcanic soil over millions of years. The unusual orange and red colors were produced by replacement by iron oxide. This exceptionally large section has the most colors imaginable on one fossilized tree with reds, burnt orange, hues of browns, lavender, beiges, black and even a yellow mustard color. Pictures definitely do not do justice to this large museum quality specimen with natural bark on its edges. Araucarioxylon arizonicum is an extinct 225 million conifer tree that is the state fossil of Arizona and known to all visitors to the Painted Forest National Park.
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Estimated Value $500 - 700
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| Realized $432 |
