Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.60

Description

A chunk of petrified wood from Sweet Home, Oregon (west-central Oregon). Polished side shows brown center. The rest of the piece is in tones of white, beige, and brown- all very light. A small area with black fortification lines is off center with two minute holes. Probably Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya). Growth patterns present. (Donated: 09/26/1996).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

16.5 cm

Length

25.4 cm