Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.13

Description

One piece of petrified wood; hardwood from Yakima, WA. The only piece of wood Delmar Smith has ever cut that showed wood was deteriating considerably before it agatized and then filled with white agate where decayed. Shows annual growth rings. Columbia River Basalt formation. Miocene (Wolf Wright ID as alder).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

16.5 cm

Length

11.5 cm