Name/Title
Acer (Winged Seed Leaf)Entry/Object ID
07.57.12Description
Thin rectangular, beige sandstone with a winged Maple seed leaf fossil.
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Sapindaceae
Subfamily: Hippocastanoideae
Genus: Acer
Common Name: Maple
Rock and Mineral Data (Silica):
Assemblage Zone: sedimentary
Chemical Composition: Si O2
Crystal System: Hexagonal
Type of Fossils Present: Plants
Fracture: conchoidal
Grain Size: Fine
Hardness: 7 Quartz
Luster: Glassy
Pressure: Moderate
Rock Color: Medium
Rock Origin: Post-depositional
Rock Type: Sedimentary
Specific Gravity: 2.6
Surface Process: Not apparent
Streak: white
Temperature: Low
Texture: microcrystalline
Variety: Petrified wood is hydrous microcrystalline variety of quartz that can be defined in general term of chalcedony or opalizationCollection
Petrified Wood CollectionOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: 07.57.12Dimensions
Width
2 inDepth
1/8 inLength
1 inDimension Notes
Dimension taken at widest pointsLocation
Location
Display Case
PW-1Room
Petrified Wood RoomBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
PermanentMoved By
Jillian Mather KettleyDate
January 15, 2025Notes
Inventory/Locating
