Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.100

Description

A .9 cm thick slice of petrified wood from Sweet Home Oregon, West Central Oregon. Grain design resembles fur. Several cracks run through piece, some of which are surface. Growth lines apparent. Colors: a long piece of dark grey and black wood extends from one edge past center. This is surrounded by grey then cream and beige wood, with golden and brown wood on the outermost rim. Probably from Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

17.8 cm

Depth

0.9 cm

Length

34.3 cm