Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.102

Description

A 1.6 cm slice of petrified wood from Sweet Home, Oregon (west-central Oregon). Growth rings apparent. (Gift shop). Colors: piece is all cream and beiges, with the exception of a few areas in dark brown and a large dark rimmed spot in brown. Several cracks, some of which are surface. Probably from Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya).

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

17.5 cm

Depth

1.6 cm

Length

29.8 cm