Petrified Wood Slice (Araucarioxylon arizonicum)

Common

Date

c. 225 million years BP

Object Type

Fossil

Medium / Material

Silicified fossil wood, polished

Production Place

Chinle Formation, Navajo County, Arizona, USA

Dimensions

H 220 × W 200 × D 15 mm · 1150 g

Condition

Excellent

A polished slice of Late Triassic coniferous wood permineralised with silica, from the Chinle Formation of Arizona.

Materials & Techniques

Chalcedony, jasper, chert

Location

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