Petrified Wood

Object/Artifact

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Crater Rock Museum

Limb Cast

Limb Cast

Name/Title

Petrified Wood

Entry/Object ID

78.58.230

Description

Family: Protopinaceae Genus: Woodworthia Species: Arizonica Common name: Woodworthia Age: Late Triassic Location data: Chinle Formation, Arizona, USA Description: Delmar describes this piece as a variety "Woodworthia" from Arizona. The polished side shows a bud to one side with large crystalline cracks, in blue, tan, and beige wood, with multiple silicate cracks. Probably from the Jurassic period, (mesozoic era) Size: 13.750"x 16.250"x 2.00"

Collection

Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition

Accession

78.58

Source or Donor

Delmar Smith Petrified Wood Collection

Acquisition Method

Donation

Other Names and Numbers

Other Number

1978.58.230

Location

Location

Building

Mentzer Hall - Petrified Wood Room

Category

Permanent