Petrified Wood (3 specimens)

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood (3 specimens)

Entry/Object ID

06.58.6

Description

Donor: Doug Foster Family: Genus: Age: Mid-Eocene (55mya) Dimensions: 1.) 3" long; 3/4" diameter face- round 2.) 3.5" long; 1/2" diameter face- round 3.) 3" long, 1"x1.75"face- 1/2 round Identifier: Doug Foster Recorder: Doug Foster Description: Three specimens from Eden Valley, WYO, Green River formation, mid-Eocene 55mya. Petrified encased in petrified blue-green algae. Uncut and partially exposed, with petrified algae still on one side - to show process of removing petrified algae with hydrochloric acid. Other: