Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.103

Description

A 1 cm thick slice of petrified wood from Sweet Home, Oregon, (west central Oregon). Growth rings apparent. Colors: dark brown center in blotches, containing blacks, greys, and beiges, some cream spotting, and is surrounded by cream and golden wood at outer rim. Probably from Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

8.2 cm

Depth

1 cm

Length

13.3 cm