Saltwood

Object/Artifact

-

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Saltwood

Entry/Object ID

07.58.102

Description

Assemblage Zone: sedimentary Chemical Composition: Si O2 Crystal System: Hexagonal Description: Family: Unknown Genus: Common name: Saltwood Age: Cenozoic: Oligocene Mehama fm. Location data: Little Butte Volcanic Series, Sweethome, Oregon Description: A small branch colored brown. Pseudomorph of quartz. Silica replaced halite crystals of salt making the wood species un-identifiable. Size: 7.500"x 3.250"x 3.00 Type of Fossils Present: Plants Grain Size: Fine Hardness: 7 Quartz Luster: Glassy Occurrence: Silicified wood, which is the fossilization and opalization of organic woody matter by the deposation of SiO2 in a anaerobic environment to prevent decay. This means that the wood must somehow be buried in an oxygen free enviroment, possibly in the silt-laden river or the bottom of a lake or buried by volcanic ash. Pressure: Low-Moderate Rock Color: Medium Rock Origin: Terrestrial Rock Type: Sedimentary Specific Gravity: 2.6 Surface Process: Not apparent Temperature: Low Texture: microcrystalline Variety: Petrified woods here are hydrous microcrystalline variety of quartz that can be generally termed as chalcedony or opal.

Collection

Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition

Accession

07.58

Source or Donor

Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

Other Number: 07.58.102

Dimensions

Width

3-1/4 in

Depth

3 in

Length

7-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Dimensions taken at widest points

Location

Location

Container

Left

Drawer

Bottom

Shelf

Right

Cabinet

Case #108

Wall

North Wall

Building

Mentzer Hall- Petrified Wood Room

Category

Permanent