Beech

Object/Artifact

-

Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Beech

Entry/Object ID

07.58.65B

Description

Assemblage Zone: sandstone, mudstone Chemical Composition: Si O2 Crystal System: Hexagonal Description: Family: Fagaceae Genus: Lithocarpus is a genus in the beech family Common name: Tan Oak Age: Oligocene Location data: Eagle Point, Jackson County, Oregon, USA Description: Petrified wood is encased in part by a sandstone-mustone matrix colored greyish blue to a brownish-beige, the polished face is brown and tan with some agate filled cracks.

Collection

Petrified Wood Collection

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

CRM/SOU EP-1-1

Dimensions

Width

9 in

Depth

7 in

Length

11-1/2 in

Dimension Notes

Dimension taken at widest points

Location

Location

Shelf

PW-5-A

Room

Petrified Wood Room

Building

Crater Rock Museum

Category

Permanent