Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.52

Description

A piece of petrified wood from an area east of Salem, Oregon (west-central Oregon). Probably from Oligocene epoch, Tertiary period, Cenozoic era (~40 mya). Polished side shows colors of beiges and browns in an unstructured pattern. An orange-brown band surrounds most of the edge. Growth rings apparent.

Collection

Delmar Smith Collection

Dimensions

Width

10.8 cm

Length

22.2 cm