Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.94

Description

A slice of petrified wood from Nigger Rock, near Owyhee, Oregon (eastern Oregon), varying in thickness. A crack extends through piece at one end and surface cracks are present on polished side. Growth rings apparent. Colors: Piece is well agatized in colors of greys, black, with blotches in gold, and some scatterings of red. Probably from Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

7.9 cm

Length

17.8 cm