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ITEM: Large, Museum Quality, Polished Specimen of Arizona Rainbow Petrified Wood
AGE: Triassic ( 220 Million years)
SOURCE: Chinle Formation, N. Arizona, USA DIMENSIONS: 320mm x 246mm x 30mm WEIGHT: 3372g / 7.43 lbsSTAND INCLUDED? : YES - Deluxe Perspex stand supplied.
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DESCRIPTION: This listing is for a magnificent huge and colourful petrified wood full cross section from the Arizona Chinle Formation, USA. It dates from the Triassic period , 220 million years old and is a cross section of an Araucaria (an ancient conifer). This specimen is a complete cross section, the whole circumference showing the complete original tree bark. The pastel red, orange, purple and grey combine with the ancient wood grain to make a stunning display piece! I t has one of the most unique colour patterns and best shapes you'll find from this incredible petrified forest! The colour in this magnificent specimen simply has to be seen in person to be truly appreciated - it looks as if the patterns were created by a tie dye artist! It clearly shows where Arizona "rainbow" wood gets its fanciful name! The Chinle Formation is now a protected natural park and it's now impossible to obtain Arizona Rainbow petrified wood from this area, I would add this piece to your collection while you still can!!
The section is very nicely agatised and has a magnificent polish on BOTH sides, to bring all of that amazing colour to life as only the best grades of petrified wood can. This specimen displays equally well in either landscape or portrait format and has a different pattern on either side. This gives you 4 different display options as well as a 5th option if you want to lay it flat as a giant and magnificent stand / trivet / coaster. We have included a 1cm square yellow cube in the photographs to give you an idea of how large this fabulous item is. To complete the picture, this piece comes with one of our deluxe, mineral stands.
A LITTLE INFORMATION ABOUT PETRIFIED WOOD: Petrified wood is a fossil. It forms when plant material is buried by sediment and protected from decay due to oxygen and organisms. Then, groundwater rich in dissolved solids flows through the sediment, replacing the original plant material with silica, calcite, pyrite, or another inorganic material such as opal. The result is a fossil of the original woody material that often exhibits preserved details of the bark, wood, and cellular structures.
Some specimens of petrified wood are such accurate preservations that people do not realise they are fossils until they pick them up and are shocked by their weight. These specimens with near-perfect preservation are unusual; however, specimens that exhibit clearly recognisable bark and woody structures are very common.
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