Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.55

Description

A .6 cm thick slice of petrified palm root from Yermo, California (center of Death Valley, Southern California). Probably ~ 200 mya (Jurassic period, Mesozoic era). Piece is in different shades of red and brown with white. Many dark "eyes" are apparent. At two opposite sides, "eye" patterns are less-distinct, more in a swirled pattern. (Gift shop)

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

19.1 cm

Length

19.7 cm