Petrified Wood Fossil 1.25" Branch Specimen Madagascar Triassic Polished End 40g

Description

Petrified Wood Fossil
Dimensions:
Polished Cross Section:  1.2" x 0.6"
Length: 1.25"
Weight:  40 grams (1.4 oz)
This Petrified Wood fossil specimen is from Madagascar, and dates back to the Triassic Period, 200 million years ago.  One end has been polished.  You'll receive the exact Petrified Wood specimen shown in the pictures.
Petrified Wood means "wood turned to stone" (from the Greek word
petro
, meaning
rock
or
stone
).  Petrifaction occurs after a tree falls and is buried by sediments, in an oxygen-free environment that preserves the structure of the wood.  When mineral-laden water seeps through the sediments, all the organic material is gradually replaced, primarily with cryptocrystalline quartz.
Different minerals impart different colors to the resulting stone.  For example, iron oxides create red, brown, or yellow hues, while carbon turns the stone black.  The resulting fossil of the original woody material often preserves details of the bark, wood and cellular structures.  Other types of fossils are typically impressions or compressions, but Petrified Wood is a three-dimensional representation of the original organic material.
Please visit my store, Mother Lode Rock Shop, for more Petrified Wood and other Rocks, Minerals, and Fossils.  Thank you for looking.