Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.98

Description

A piece of petrified limb from Wyoming. Probably a bamboo type of plant at one time. Tropical variety of plant, no growth rings. (Removed from inventory to gift shop 10/31/2000). Colors: polished side shows a light grey center with two fortification lines in greys Outermost material is in dark brown and black in a spotted pattern. Probably from Jurassic period, Mesozoic era (~200 mya).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Diameter

3.2 cm